Way Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
Way Name Meaning : This is a topographic name for somebody who lived near a road or path.
Old english 'Weg'.
Perhaps habitational from a minor place named with this word i.e Waye in Devon.
This English surname could be given to someone who resided near a road or path,or someone who belonged to a place named Way or Waye.
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
48
96
144
192
240
288
336
384
432
480
528
Buckinghamshire
15
Carnarvonshire
1
Cambridgeshire
4
Channel Islands
11
Cheshire
2
Cornwall
28
Cumberland
2
Derbyshire
3
Devon
576
Dorset
364
Essex
31
Glamorgan
11
Gloucestershire
89
Hampshire
276
Herefordshire
1
Hertfordshire
36
Hunts and Rutland
8
Kent
12
Lancashire
14
Leicestershire
2
Lincolnshire
8
London
255
Middlesex
11
Monmouthshire
3
Northumberland
1
Norfolk
16
Northamptonshire
6
Nottinghamshire
1
Oxfordshire
47
Pembrokeshire
12
Shropshire
2
Suffolk
2
Somerset
202
Surrey
5
Sussex
4
Staffordshire
3
Warwickshire
21
Wiltshire
8
Yorkshire
17
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Durham
0
Flintshire
0
Isle of Man
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Radnorshire
0
Westmorland
0
Worcestershire
0
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Way Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Way family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
110
Female Servant
76
Independent
63
Labourer
33
Farmer
28
Male Servant
25
Shoe Maker
20
Butcher
17
Tailor
12
Apprentice
11
Carpenter
11
Ag Labourer
11
Weaver
10
Baker
9
Independant
8
Grocer
8
Inmate
8
Yeoman
8
Pupil
7
Ag Lab
7
Mariner
6
Painter
6
Miller
6
Sawyer
5
Quarry Man
5
Most Frequent Forenames for Way
Way Surname Variants Ranking
Rank
Surname
Match
Census Frequency
1
Way
100%
25,241
2
Wye
33%
2,885
3
Weigh
20%
1,068
4
Wey
67%
808
5
Waye
75%
741
6
Waigh
40%
272
7
Whay
75%
163
8
Away
75%
136
9
Weay
75%
126
Did you know?
The surname Way is the
most popular version of all its varients