Salwey Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Salwey Surname Definition:

About the reign of Henry III., William Salwey was lord of Leacroft, a hamlet in Staffordshire. From him descend the Shropshire family.

Salwey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
France271:2,460,101186,232
England251:2,228,72284,230
Austria101:851,54467,454
Sweden101:984,67673,605
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Salwey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

About the reign of Henry III., William Salwey was lord of Leacroft, a hamlet in Staffordshire. From him descend the Shropshire family.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Salwey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salwey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salwey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 897,852nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Salwey reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 3,020,491. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Dakota, where 37 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 19 percent reside and Minnesota, where 14 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Salwey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Salwey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Salwey surname expanded 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salwey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Salwey surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

Salwey earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.64% more than the national average, earning $50,328 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Sallwey9289/
Shalwey921/
Salwe911,211/
Salwy916/
Salway832,313/
Salwei83211/
Salvey83166/
Salbey8391/
Solwey8335/
Salwae8318/
Salwet8312/
Salhwe834/
Shalwe834/
Sialwe832/
Saalwe831/
Salwoy831/
Salwee831/
Sealwe831/
Saulwe831/
Sailwe831/
Salwie831/
Scalwy830/
Calwey830/
Shalvey77367/
Sallway7735/
Shalbey7721/
Salwiya7713/
Schalwe774/
Saalway771/
Salwaye771/
Shalway771/
Sialwee771/
Scalway771/
Sailewe771/
Satilwe771/
Scalvey770/
Salve73132,302/
Salwa739,600/
Salvy73845/
Salwi73332/
Salby73254/
Solwe73241/
Salue73112/
Salbe7371/
Calwy734/
Jalwe733/
Zalwe732/
Salwiyah71266/
Shallvey7137/
Salwajee711/
Shalwayo711/
Chalweye711/
Shaulway710/
Chalwe6736,664/
Shalby6710,521/
Selvey672,243/
Calvey671,385/
Solway671,300/
Salvay67769/
Shalwa67745/
Salves67454/
Salvet67395/
Salver67321/
Szalwa67190/
Salwah67183/
Salwai67177/
Salwaa67157/
Sealby67155/
Shalbe67155/
Solvey67141/
Salbei6766/
Salvie6758/
Sialwi6753/
Salvez6747/
Salhve6741/
Saloue6739/
Sholwe6734/
Salvee6731/
Soulwe6727/
Saulue6726/
Saliue6726/
Saalve6725/
Salvae6719/
Shalue6719/
Saluay6718/
Siolwe6717/
Çalbey6716/
Shalwi6715/
Salbay6713/
Shalve6711/
Salwau6710/
Sailby679/
Sialve679/
Saalwa678/
Calweh678/
Solwer678/
Sailwa676/
Salhue675/
Salved675/
Solbey674/
Sahlue673/
Sallby673/
Salued673/
Sallwa673/
Caluey672/
Ssalve672/
Sahlbe672/
Salvei672/
Sealve672/
Saluet672/
Shalvy671/
Salviy671/
Saluer671/
Salvhe671/
Salyua671/
Solwes671/
Sialvy671/
Jalvey671/
Salhwa671/
Zalwet671/
Soluey671/
Ssalwa671/
Sailve671/
Saalby671/
Sallue671/
Sallve671/
Salvye671/
Salvys671/
Salvée671/
Salwap671/
Sallwi671/
Sailwi671/
Salboy670/
Salbee670/
Salvoy670/
Solwei670/
Saulby670/

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