Last Name JANWAY

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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.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 72,905 (2000 US census) 83,351 (1990 US census)
Count 248 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 83.47%, or 207 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 10.48%, or 26 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 3.63%, or 9 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest last names

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