Donaway

Donaway Meaning & Origin

About Donaway
The surname Donaway is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Dunn", meaning "dark" or "brown", and the word "weg", meaning "way" or "path". Therefore, the meaning of the surname Donaway can be interpreted as "the dark or brown path".

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Donaway is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Donaway: 484
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 44,423
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.16

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Donaway based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Donaway is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TN
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AA1 N AH0 W EY2
🌐 IPA
/ˈdɑnəˌweɪ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Donaway in Braille

Here's how to represent Donaway in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Donaway in braille

How to sign the name Donaway using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Donaway using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Donaway in sign language

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