Away Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 2
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 1
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 2
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 8
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 2
Middlesex 2
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 7

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 1
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 1
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Away Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Away family

Profession Census Frequency
None 2
House Maid 1
Nurse 1
No Occupation 1
Fame Tenter 1
Gardner 1
Millwright 1
School 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Pork Butcher 1
Servant Domestic 1
Engine Fitter & Soldier 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Away

Name Census Frequency
Mary Away 8
Jane Away 7
John Away 5
Thomas Away 5
William Away 5
Charles Away 4
James Away 4
Eliza Away 3
Fanny Away 3
George Away 3
Harry Away 3
Head Away 3
Joseph Away 3
Robert Away 3
Alfred Away 2
Elizabeth Away 2
Frederick Away 2
Husband Away 2
Louisa Away 2
Martha Away 2
Sarah Away 2
Holt Away 1
Isabella Away 1
Jaken Away 1
Jamiley Away 1

Away Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Way 75% 25,241
2 Wye 25% 2,885
3 Wey 50% 808
4 Waye 50% 741
5 Away 100% 136
6 Weay 50% 126

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The surname Away is the 5th most popular variant of Way.

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