Oatway Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Oatway Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Oatway family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 62
Dress Maker 6
Laundress 5
Basket Maker 4
Domestic Servant 3
Farmers Son 3
Plain Worker 3
Charwoman 2
Draper Assistant 2
Gardener 2
Builder 2
Glover 2
Milliner 2
Thatcher 2
Formerly Domestic Servant 2
Plasterer 2
Artificial Florist 1
Assistant Draper 1
Assistant Superintendant Telegraphist Civil Service 1
Bricklayer 1
Ladys Maid 1
Printer 1
Shop Boy Messenger 1
Silk Mercer 1
Sailors Wife 1

Oatway Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Otway 83% 2,254
2 Oatway 100% 1,715
3 Towey 33% 990

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The surname Oatway is the 2nd most popular variant of Otway.

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