Last Name WAY

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Meaning	Local: At the way, from residence by the wayside. Local: A road or passage of any kind; a name given to one who resided there. "Will o' the Way." Power, might, prestige, majestic, towering. Common Chinese surname. Refers to a type of fern. To be, become. It is the name of a reddish jade. It also means precious, great. Position, seat.

Origin	English, Chinese, Jewish, Irish, Belgian, Tanzanian, Indonesian

Rank	2,334 (2000 US census)	2,605 (1990 US census)

Count	14,222 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

82.18%, or 11688 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
12.61%, or 1793 total occurrences, as black,
1.48%, or 210 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.7%, or 100 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.32%, or 188 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.71%, or 243 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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