Holway
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English holh (“hollow”) + weġ (“way”); compare the doublet Holloway.
Proper noun[edit]
Holway (countable and uncountable, plural Holways)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village in Sandford Orcas parish, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST6320).
- A suburban area of Taunton, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2423).
- A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Holway is the 40800th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 535 individuals. Holway is most common among White (96.26%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holway”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 196.
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Dorset, England
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- en:Places in Dorset, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Suburbs in Somerset, England
- en:Places in Somerset, England
- en:Towns in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English