Salway
surname · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Salway is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: from a personal name, apparently an unrecorded Old English 'prosperity-war'; first attested Salewi de Blibesdune 1185 Templars (So).
- GBUnited Kingdom
- USUnited States
- AUAustralia
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from a personal name, apparently an unrecorded Old English 'prosperity-war'; first attested Salewi de Blibesdune 1185 Templars (So)
Sources 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Salway is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, surname form; related to OE/ON name elements, see context
as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- A. L. Salwayb. 1925GBbadminton player
- Peter Salwayb. 1932GBBritish historian
- Jonathan Salwayb. 1962GBactor
- Benet SalwayGBBritish historian
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 9 sources across 3 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 643 | #35,057 |
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 620 | #9,595 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 615 | #38,716 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 591 | #35,916 |
| DM Dominica | Dominica — Revised List of Electors May 2025 | 2025 | 7 | #220 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Salway mean, and where does it come from?
- from a personal name, apparently an unrecorded Old English 'prosperity-war'; first attested Salewi de Blibesdune 1185 Templars (So) Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- In which country does Salway have the most bearers?
- Salway is most frequently recorded in the United States.
What do you want to know about Salway?
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Salway”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.