Attaway Family History

Attaway Surname Meaning

English:: variant of Ottaway with unrounding of the initial vowel. Topographic name from Middle English atte weye ‘by the road’ or a habitational name for someone from Atway or Way both in Devon.

The word way (Old English weg) was the usual term for a road in Old and Middle English as opposed to a stræt ‘paved road’ (usually a Roman road).

The term rād or road originally meaning ‘act of riding outing on horseback’ did not come to mean ‘highway’ until Shakespeare's time.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Hathaway, Alloway, Gannaway, Pettaway, Stanaway, Garraway, Caraway, Callaway, Hallaway, Attard

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3K	Military Records
607	Immigration Records
11K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Attaway family from?

You can see how Attaway families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Attaway family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Attaway families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 91 Attaway families living in Kent. This was about 60% of all the recorded Attaway's in United Kingdom. Kent had the highest population of Attaway families in 1891.

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What did your Attaway ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Attaway.

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Unpaid domestic duties

77%

Domestic duties

Domestic

Unpaid domestic worker

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There are 607 immigration records available for the last name Attaway. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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What is the average Attaway lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Attaway life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1975. The average life expectancy for Attaway in 1948 was 43, and 71 in 2004.

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Attaway Surname Meaning

The word way (Old English weg) was the usual term for a road in Old and Middle English as opposed to a stræt ‘paved road’ (usually a Roman road).

The term rād or road originally meaning ‘act of riding outing on horseback’ did not come to mean ‘highway’ until Shakespeare's time.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Attaway family from?

What did your Attaway ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Attaway.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

77%

Domestic duties

Domestic

Unpaid domestic worker

What Attaway family records will you find?

What is the average Attaway lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Attaway life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1975. The average life expectancy for Attaway in 1948 was 43, and 71 in 2004.

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