Ordway Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ordway Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ordway family

Profession Census Frequency
School 7
Carman 2
Dental Manufacturers Assistant 2
Shop Assistants (silks And Fabrics) 2
Clerk Glass & Lead Merchants 2
Polisher 2
Clerk To Steam Ship Brokers 1
Domestic 1
Export Dental Packer 1
Meat Carrier 1
Member Of London Salvage Corps 1
Nil 1
Theatre Porter 1
Van Guard 1
Charwoman 1
Domestic Servant 1
Matron & Almshouse 1
Butcher 1
Butchers Porter 1
Drilling & Drawing 1
Bedstead Brass Worker 1
French Polisher 1
Shop Keeper 1
Slitter In Steel Pen Trade 1
Wire Drawer 1

Ordway Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rodway 67% 6,780
2 Redway 67% 965
3 Radway 67% 855
4 Rodaway 57% 705
5 Roadway 71% 371
6 Rideway 57% 311
7 Redaway 57% 280
8 Ordway 100% 273
9 Ridway 67% 259

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The surname Ordway is the 8th most popular variant of Rodway.

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