Holiway

Holiway Meaning & Origin

About Holiway
The surname Holiway is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "holweg," meaning "hollow way" or "sunken road." It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near or was associated with a sunken or hollow road. The name may also have been given to someone who lived in a village or area with a road that had eroded over time, creating a hollow or sunken path.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Holiway: 125
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 134,712
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Holiway 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 Holiway is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HL
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AA1 L IY0 W EY2
🌐 IPA
/holiway*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H400

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Holiway in Braille

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

The name Holiway in braille

How to sign the name Holiway using Sign Language

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

The name Holiway in sign language

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