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 is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salwey? popularity and diffusion

Salwey is the 897,852nd most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Salwey reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 3,020,491. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Dakota, where 37 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 19 percent reside and Minnesota, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Salwey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Salwey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Salwey last name rose 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salwey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Salwey last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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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