Last Name JANEWAY

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Meaning Local: Of Genoa. The Genoese traded much with England, both silks and spices. 'The Janneys comyne in sondre wyses. Into this londe wyth dyverse merchaundyses': Libel on English Policy. January is a curious initative corruption.
A Genoese.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 29,325 (2000 US census) 28,848 (1990 US census)
Count 760 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.21%, or 716 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.92%, or 7 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.58%, or 12 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.05%, or 8 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.24%, or 17 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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