Solloway Surname

402,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Solloway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the sale-way.' This surname, so familiar to Oxford citizens, hails from Somerset. Its derivation is very simple. The original bearer of the name lived on the way that led to the sale, or hall (v.

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Solloway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5111:709,31355,985
England2341:238,11119,599
Canada431:856,87466,382
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Wales221:140,66110,115
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
France101:6,642,272293,169
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2461:99,08710,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Solloway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the sale-way.' This surname, so familiar to Oxford citizens, hails from Somerset. Its derivation is very simple. The original bearer of the name lived on the way that led to the sale, or hall (v. Sale). For change to 0, compare Salomon and Solomon. For the change into three syllables (for euphony), compare Ottaway, Greenaway, Hathaway, in place of Ottway, Greenway, and Hathway.

Robert Saleway, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John Selewey, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Richard Salweye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1669. Married — Hercules Hale and Mary Soloway: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1752. — William Solway and Mary Mackey: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

For Solway, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Solloway Last Name Facts

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

Solloway is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Solloway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 402,870th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,366,872 people. The surname Solloway is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Solloway are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 511 people, or 1 in 709,313. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 12 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Solloway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Solloway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Solloway surname expanded 1,381 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Solloway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Solloway surname are 13.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Solloway earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.22% more than the national average, earning $52,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.61% less than the national average, earning $45,900 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sholloway941/
Soloway931,685/
Salloway88341/
Sulloway8850/
Colloway8833/
Sollaway884/
Sollowat881/
Sollowey881/
Solowy8652/
Solowa8620/
Shalloway8239/
Soullouwa828/
Scalloway821/
Solovay80335/
Solowey80173/
Solobay80166/
Sollova8098/
Saloway8038/
Soleway8033/
Suloway8022/
Solaway806/
Sollewa800/
Sallaway75366/
Sullaway75135/
Solovaya7547/
Jalloway7522/
Collaway7512/
Solobaya759/
Chollowa758/
Solowiey754/
Collowah751/
Solowaat751/
Solowych751/
Soulouwa751/
Soloswat751/
Selowa718,122/
Solawa71387/
Solovy71193/
Soluwa71152/
Solova71139/
Jolowa71119/
Salowa7192/
Soloba7136/
Shellaway7135/
Challoway7130/
Solowe7120/
Soloby7114/
Solowjowa717/
Solowi716/
Solewa715/
Callowway711/
Colowa711/
Solavy711/
Zolowa711/
Zoullouwa711/
Scallaway711/
Shallaway710/
Sallaways710/
Sulowa710/
Callioway710/
Solovey6713,684/
Collova67737/
Colaway67315/
Sholuwa67197/
Salaway67170/
Solotva67158/
Sallova67152/
Sohlawa67125/
Shalowa67107/
Jaloway6790/
Solobai6787/
Solowij6784/
Soloviy6771/
Solovyi6754/
Sholova6745/
Saluway6742/
Cholowa6740/
Soloeva6738/
Soliawa6738/
Solovoy6727/
Solowej6724/
Salovay6723/
Salobay6722/
Solowes6722/
Salowey6722/
Solaviy6717/
Soulavy6717/
Saloewa6715/
Shelowa6715/
Solovea6714/
Suslowa6710/
Soolova679/
Salouwa678/
Seleway677/
Zeloway677/
Soulova677/
Solovyh676/
Solevoy676/
Scolova676/
Sallaby676/
Solovyo675/
Solowei675/
Solooba675/
Callowa674/
Soloboy674/
Sohloba674/
Soluwae673/
Djolowa673/
Sullova673/
Solyova673/
Sallawa673/
Solobey672/
Solovai672/
Sulluwa672/
Solobaj672/
Sotlova672/
Suilowa672/
Soilova671/
Solhova671/
Solobea671/
Solovaa671/
Soslova671/
Sulowoa671/
Sooluwa671/
Solovad671/
Solovéy671/
Solowie671/
Ssoloba671/
Soluiswayi671/
Sholoba671/
Salluwa671/
Sulaway670/

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