Kelaway Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kelaway Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kellaways,' a parish in Wiltshire, near Chippenham. It seems to have been known in earlier times as Kellaway, not Kellaways. With Kelloway, compare Solloway in the same district.
Elvas de Kaylewey, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameKelaway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Kelaway Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kellaways,' a parish in Wiltshire, near Chippenham. It seems to have been known in earlier times as Kellaway, not Kellaways. With Kelloway, compare Solloway in the same district.
Elvas de Kaylewey, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1593. Richard Keyllwaye, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.
1598. Francis Kellway, Devon: ibid.
1599. Baptised — Henrie, s. Henrie Kellway: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1604. Ralph Kellway, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.
1613. Thomas Kelloway, of Bettefield, parish of Hanmer: Wills at Chester.
1639. John Starkey and Susan Kellaway: Marriage Lic. (London).
— Thomas Pate and Winifred Kellaway: ibid.
1754. Married — William Kelloway and Ann Arnold: Reg. Stourton, Wilts.
A parish in Wiltshire.
Kellaway: The Kellawats probably take their name from a parish in Wilts. The Kelways or Kellaways were an ancient family of Chilfrome, where they lived during the first half of the 16th century, and at the same time one of the name owned land in Long Bridy and Allington (H.). In the latter part of the 15th century, William Kelway, gent., held land in Sherborne parish, and "seems to have been ancestor to a family after seated at Lillington" (H.). Through last century there was a well - to - do family at Piddle Hinton bearing this name (H.). Joseph Kelloway, one of the martyrs of the Monmouth rebellion in 1685, met his death on the scaffold at Somerton in Somersetshire ("Western Martyrology").
Kelaway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelaway Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kelaway is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelaway? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kelaway live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname Kelaway is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is most frequent in: Agadez Region, where 50 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 50 percent reside. Not including Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
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