Solway Surname

293,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Solway 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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Solway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3921:924,64069,378
England3561:156,51114,782
Canada2241:164,48916,566
Australia1971:137,03414,802
Guernsey511:1,264261
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Wales131:238,04114,239
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Guernsey261:1,256219
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Solway (16) may also be a first name.

Solway 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

(prob. Celtic) One from the neighbourhood of the Solway Firth.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Solway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Solway is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Solway.

How Common Is The Last Name Solway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 293,736th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,605,805 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Solway are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 16 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 924,640. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 20 percent reside, Illinois, where 15 percent reside and Michigan, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Solway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Solway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Solway last name expanded 1,352 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 391 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Solway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Solway last name are 3.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Solway earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.29% more than the national average, earning $46,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.07% more than the national average, earning $77,541 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sollway9224/
Zsolway927/
Soulway921/
Solwa91175/
Sohlwayo8628/
Sohlwayi868/
Sohlwaya862/
Soulwaye861/
Salway832,313/
Sulway83238/
Solvay8395/
Solbay8367/
Solwey8335/
Solwai839/
Solwat837/
Sohlwa835/
Siolwa831/
Sholwa831/
Solwas831/
Sallway7735/
Jolwayo779/
Siolwae775/
Zolwayo774/
Collway772/
Saalway771/
Salwaye771/
Shalway771/
Scalway771/
Salwa739,600/
Sulwa73565/
Solwe73241/
Solba73146/
Jolwa73133/
Solua73111/
Solby73100/
Solva7365/
Zolwa7314/
Salwy736/
Solvy735/
Solwi730/
Sochelwa712/
Shalwayo711/
Zohlwaya711/
Zohlwaye711/
Shaulway710/
Shellway710/
Salvay67769/
Shalwa67745/
Salwey67298/
Solvas67240/
Soulby67221/
Szalwa67190/
Salwah67183/
Salwai67177/
Salwaa67157/
Solvey67141/
Soelva6785/
Cholwa6748/
Sholwe6734/
Solbau6730/
Soulwe6727/
Selvay6719/
Salwae6718/
Saluay6718/
Siolwe6717/
Siolva6715/
Salbay6713/
Suulwa6711/
Salwau6710/
Soulba6710/
Solvad678/
Saalwa678/
Solwer678/
Solvai678/
Sholby675/
Solbey674/
Solboy674/
Sallwa673/
Sulvay673/
Soolua672/
Solyua672/
Soliua672/
Sulwey672/
Sholva671/
Salwoy671/
Solvat671/
Solvga671/
Solwes671/
Soulva671/
Sulwua671/
Salhwa671/
Soluaa671/
Soilva671/
Soluey671/
Shulwa671/
Ssalwa671/
Sulwat671/
Salwap671/
Sollua671/
Sholba671/
Scalwy670/
Solwei670/

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