Ellaway Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ellaway Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ellaway family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 52
General Labourer 11
Agricultural Labourer 7
Domestic Servant 4
Farm Labourer 4
Farmers Son 4
Boot Maker 3
Painter 3
Dress Maker 3
Laundress 3
Book Folder 2
Milliner 2
Servant 2
Servant General 2
General Servant 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Shepherd 2
School Mistress 2
Coal Miner 2
No Occupation 2
Silk Factory Hand 2
Nil 2
Brass Founder 2
Farmers Wife 2
Railway Waggon Repairer 1

Ellaway Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Allaway 86% 3,972
2 Alloway 71% 2,472
3 Ellaway 100% 1,875
4 Allway 71% 898
5 Elloway 86% 831
6 Alleway 71% 676
7 Ellway 86% 266
8 Alaway 71% 118

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The surname Ellaway is the 3rd most popular variant of Allaway.

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