Ottway Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Ottway 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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Ottway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:331,65524,447
Australia591:457,55435,515
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Canada411:898,67368,969
Trinidad and Tobago221:61,9994,975
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ottway (19) may also be a first name.

Ottway 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

(Teutonic) for the Teutonic Otwig = Prosperous War [O.H.Ger. ót, = Old Saxon ód, prosperity, wealth + wíg, war]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ottway Last Name Facts

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

Ottway occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ottway.

How Common Is The Last Name Ottway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ottway is the 783,439th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. The surname Ottway is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Ottway live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name globally It is held by 19 people.

The last name Ottway is most numerous in England, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 331,655. In England it is most prevalent in: Kent, where 23 percent are found, Greater London, where 20 percent are found and Essex, where 11 percent are found. Besides England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Ottway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ottway has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ottway last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 346 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ottway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ottway surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ottway earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $54,339 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hottway920/
Otway911,639/
Ottwa910/
Gottwa8312/
Attway832/
Otwayi831/
Othway830/
Otwa8033/
Hattway775/
Attwa731,250/
Otwey73696/
Atway73157/
Otwau7341/
Hotwa7311/
Otwai7310/
Odway737/
Otwat735/
Otwas733/
Ottua732/
Outwa731/
Otuay731/
Othwa731/
Uttwa731/
Hattwaay711/
Otwiya67188/
Otweyo6794/
Otuaye6771/
Otweya6751/
Hotwat6726/
Otweyi6719/
Otuaya6713/
Hottua679/
Gatway674/
Hatway673/
Attwah672/
Atwayi671/
Otuayo671/
Odwaye671/
Otuayi671/
Otwiyo671/
Odwayi671/
Gattwa671/
Atwaye671/
Ottwee671/
Oodway670/
Osdway670/
Oedway670/
Gutway670/
Hodway670/

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