Kellaway Surname
Approximately 2,065 people bear this surname
Kellaway 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 SurnameKellaway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,014 | 1:54,949 | 6,676 |
| Australia | 381 | 1:70,855 | 8,377 |
| United States | 301 | 1:1,204,183 | 85,676 |
| Wales | 104 | 1:29,755 | 3,038 |
| Canada | 95 | 1:387,848 | 34,448 |
| New Zealand | 65 | 1:69,667 | 10,483 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 624 | 1:39,063 | 4,996 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Kellaway 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.
(English) belonging to Kellaway(s or Callows (Wilts), 13th cent. Kaylewey = the Callow, i.e. Bare, or Marshy, Way [DialectalE. callow, bare, low- lying, marshy; Middle English calewe, Old English calo (= Ger, kahl), bald, bare + Middle English wey(e, Old English weg] ‘The surface is flat, and subject to frequent inundations, which has rendered it necessary to construct two causeways supported on arches of brick.’—Nat. Gaz.
A parish in Wiltshire.
William de Callouey witness to a charter of Robert de Gouiz, Normandy 1190 (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 199).
A location name 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").
Kellaway Demographics
Kellaway Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Kellaway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kellaway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kellaway has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kellaway? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 201,834th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,529,078 people. The surname Kellaway is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Kellaway are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles.
Kellaway is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 1,014 people, or 1 in 54,949. In England Kellaway is most numerous in: Dorset, where 15 percent reside, Devon, where 12 percent reside and Greater London, where 11 percent reside. Barring England this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Kellaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kellaway has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kellaway surname increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 3,344 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,486 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kellaway Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kellaway last name are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.96% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kellaway earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning R 253,248 per year; in United States they earn 8.74% less than the national average, earning $39,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $45,607 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellawy | 93 | 9 | / |
| Kelloway | 88 | 1,062 | / |
| Kelleway | 88 | 354 | / |
| Killaway | 88 | 13 | / |
| Kellawat | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kellawi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kellaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kellawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Killawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cllaway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kellewy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kellowy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Klawa | 77 | 346 | / |
| Klawy | 77 | 7 | / |
| Killoway | 75 | 15 | / |
| Kellewey | 75 | 12 | / |
| Kellavah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Celloway | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kelleavy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Klaaby | 71 | 110 | / |
| Klawah | 71 | 53 | / |
| Klawhy | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kleway | 71 | 9 | / |
| Klawai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Klaywa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kellavath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Klawas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Claway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Killaby | 67 | 79 | / |
| Klawach | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kelleva | 67 | 20 | / |
| Killawi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Clayway | 67 | 7 | / |
| Klawaja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khlaiwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kellova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khlawey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Klawuha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Klaywat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cellawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klaywhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clloway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kellave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Killawe | 67 | 1 | / |
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