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Farraway Family History

Farraway Name Meaning

see Fairway .

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


Similar surnames: Garraway, Carraway, Caraway, Hardaway, Haraway, Carroway, Laraway

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Where is the Farraway family from?

You can see how Farraway families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Farraway family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1911. The most Farraway families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 20 Farraway families living in Essex. This was about 59% of all the recorded Farraway's in United Kingdom. Essex had the highest population of Farraway families in 1891.
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What did your Farraway ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Farraway. 100% of Farraway women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 116 immigration records available for the last name Farraway. 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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Draft Cards

There are 42 military records available for the last name Farraway. For the veterans among your Farraway ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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