Last Name ALLOWAY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	The son of Aldwy.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	13,871 (2000 US census)	10,681 (1990 US census)

Count	1,998 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

84.58%, or 1690 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
8.06%, or 161 total occurrences, as black,
0.35%, or 7 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
3%, or 60 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.75%, or 35 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.25%, or 45 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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