Ottaway Surname

149,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ottaway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ottway'. I cannot identify the spot. The a will be intrusive, as in Greenaway for Greenway. Probably the way or road that belonged to Ote (v. Oat). I have not found any instances in the leading American Directories.

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Ottaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9781:56,9716,875
United States9711:373,28433,060
Australia5921:45,6015,722
Canada2221:165,97116,704
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
Scotland321:167,3079,494
France161:4,151,420237,746
Wales101:309,45316,869
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6241:39,0634,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Ottaway (31) may also be a first name.

Ottaway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ottway'. I cannot identify the spot. The a will be intrusive, as in Greenaway for Greenway. Probably the way or road that belonged to Ote (v. Oat). I have not found any instances in the leading American Directories.

John Otewy, Suffolk, 1326. Writs of Parliament.

Richard Otewy, Suffolk, ibid.

The two instances above, the earliest I can find, seem to suggest a personal rather than a local derivation.

1790. Married — Henry Otway and Sarah Cave: St. George, Hanover Square.

1797. — John Mann and Hannah Ottway: ibid.

1806. — John Brown and Mary Ottaway: ibid.

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

For Otway, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the German, Ottawa; from the Flemish, Ottevaere; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ottaway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ottaway (Arabic: اوتاوي) occurs most in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ottaway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottaway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ottaway is the 149,578th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,467,845 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Ottaway live; 40 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ottaway is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 31 people.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 978 people, or 1 in 56,971. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 15 percent are found, Greater London, where 9 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 7 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.

Ottaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ottaway has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ottaway last name increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 618 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ottaway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ottaway last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Ottaway earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.8% more than the national average, earning $43,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.78% more than the national average, earning $58,022 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottawa92462/
Ottawy928/
Otaway922/
Attaway865,255/
Ottoway86158/
Ottawah864/
Outtawa861/
Gottawa861/
Otteway860/
Oitaway860/
Ottabay860/
Otawa833,910/
Hattaway802,468/
Attawaya806/
Atthaway802/
Hotteway802/
Gattaway801/
Attawaye801/
Hothaway800/
Ottavy77489/
Othawa77294/
Attawa77232/
Ottowa7770/
Ottava7726/
Ataway7714/
Otawat777/
Attawy777/
Othawy774/
Otauwa773/
Otahwa773/
Ostawa772/
Outawa772/
Otawah772/
Etaway771/
Otabay771/
Ohtawa771/
Ottaby770/
Otoway770/
Hatthaway753/
Hattaaway750/
Hataway711,512/
Hattawy71125/
Attavay71111/
Hottowy7130/
Uttawat7117/
Ottovay717/
Atawaya717/
Atawayo717/
Attawah716/
Ettawey714/
Ottaiwi713/
Othoway713/
Athaway712/
Ottaeva712/
Hattawa712/
Gataway712/
Otabayo712/
Attawas712/
Gattawy712/
Hoitawa712/
Otawoyi712/
Hetaway711/
Hottavy711/
Hoetawa711/
Attawad711/
Attawai711/
Attawey711/
Uteaway711/
Othawaa711/
Gattawa711/
Gottowy711/
Gutaway711/
Atttawy711/
Othawai711/
Atthawa711/
Attoway710/
Atteway710/
Hathaway6730,965/
Otowa671,177/
Atawa671,029/
Otaba67923/
Otava67539/
Atawy67509/
Etawa67287/
Otaby67199/
Otewa67187/
Etawy67123/
Utawa6725/
Attawaji679/
Gathaway677/
Hatahway674/
Hattoway674/
Ostaiwaz674/
Otawe674/
Otawi674/
Auttawat673/
Atthawat673/
Hattawah672/
Gatawayo672/
Ottavath671/
Hattawau671/
Hatteway671/
Othawach671/
Attouway671/
Attawach671/
Hotheway670/
Huthaway670/
Gattoway670/

Ottaway Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ottaway in the Arabic language
اوتاويawtawy-

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