Ottway Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ottway Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ottway family

Profession Census Frequency
School 11
None 3
Clerk 2
Hawker 2
Optical Instrument Manufacturer 2
Blacksmith 2
Attendant And Police Pensioner 1
Butchers Assistant 1
Carman 1
Clock Maker English 1
Compositor 1
Corn Dealers Packer 1
Domestic Servant 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
House Painter 1
Infant Milliner 1
Ladies Medical 1
Out Of Employment 1
Police Constable Metropolitan Police 1
Police Pensioner, Watcher 1
Cook (domestic) 1
Engine Fitter Or Exeter 1
Housemaid (domestic) 1
Retired 1
Jewellery Setter Precious Stones 1

Ottway Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ottaway 86% 4,785
2 Otway 83% 2,254
3 Attaway 71% 1,011
4 Ottoway 86% 760
5 Ottway 100% 478

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The surname Ottway is the 5th most popular variant of Ottaway.

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