Pittway Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pittway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pit-way,' the way or path to the pit or hollow. Pittaway is formed like Ottaway, Greenaway, or Hathaway, from Ottway, Greenway, or Hathway.

1704. Baptised — John, s. John Pitway, milliner: St Dionis Backchurch.

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Pittway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales51:313,68310,604
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pittway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pit-way,' the way or path to the pit or hollow. Pittaway is formed like Ottaway, Greenaway, or Hathaway, from Ottway, Greenway, or Hathway.

1704. Baptised — John, s. John Pitway, milliner: St Dionis Backchurch.

1757. Married — John Pittaway and Mary King: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the Pit-Way, i.e. the way to or by the pit [Old English pyt(t + weg]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pittway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pittway is most common in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pittway.

How Common Is The Last Name Pittway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Pittway live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England Pittway is most numerous in: Greater London, where 59 percent are found, Cheshire, where 14 percent are found and Essex, where 9 percent are found. Other than England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Pittway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pittway has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pittway surname grew 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pittway Last Name Statistics demography

Pittway earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 76.42% less than the national average, earning $10,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pitway923/
Pettway865,193/
Pitwa8393/
Petway771,235/
Pithwa77505/
Pitwai773/
Pitwat772/
Putway771/
Pitwua771/
Phitwai71115/
Pettwat712/
Phitwad711/
Pethway711/
Pettwey711/
Pettwap711/
Putwa67738/
Pitua67383/
Petwa67270/
Pytwy671/
Pidwa671/

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