Northway Surname

193,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Northway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Northway,' a township in the parish of Ashchurch, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

Northway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4921:242,93523,178
England3491:159,65114,974
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Canada1011:364,80832,793
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Wales311:99,8247,946
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2701:90,2799,372
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3561:141,06413,285

Northway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Northway,' a township in the parish of Ashchurch, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) One who lived by the path or road leading to the north or located north of another.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A township in co. Gloucester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Northway Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Northway Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Northway has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Northway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Northway is the 193,751st most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,358,316 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Northway are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Northway is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,492 people, or 1 in 242,935. In The United States Northway is mostly concentrated in: Iowa, where 12 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Nevada, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Northway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Northway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Northway last name increased 419 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 517 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Northway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Northway are 8.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Northway earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $44,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.48% more than the national average, earning $53,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Northwa932/
Nortway930/
Nortthwayj891/
Norhtway881/
Nordway808/
Northwe801/
Nortuah674/
Nortwich6322/
Noordbhai591/
Nordby575,580/
Nortui5715/
Nortue573/
Narduha531/
Nortuer530/
Nordhues50511/
Nordwich5044/
Nordvedt5040/
Nhardwaj504/
Nordvist502/
Nartwich501/
Noordwes501/
Norhdues501/
Norduist501/
Nordhves501/
Nordhuis500/

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