Salway Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Salway Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Salway family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 51
Agricultural Labourer 40
Servant 6
Farmer's Son 5
House Servant 5
Agricultural Labourer Wife 4
Glover 4
Stone Cracker 3
General Servant 3
House Keeper 3
Nurse 3
Plough Boy 3
Visitor 3
Laundress 3
School 3
Butcher 3
Thatcher 3
Carpenter 2
Dress Maker 2
Farm Labourer 2
Gardener 2
Lace Maker 2
Cook 2
Merchant 2
Shopwoman 2

Salway Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Selway 83% 5,867
2 Salway 100% 4,067
3 Solway 83% 1,032
4 Slowey 50% 310
5 Soloway 71% 271
6 Silway 83% 135
7 Sulway 83% 109

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The surname Salway is the 2nd most popular variant of Selway.

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