Medway

Medway Meaning & Origin

About Medway
The surname Medway is of English origin and is derived from a geographical location. It is believed to refer to someone who lived near or was associated with the River Medway, which flows through the counties of Kent and Sussex in southeastern England. The name Medway is composed of the Old English elements "medu," meaning "mead" or "meadow," and "weg," meaning "way" or "path." Therefore, the surname Medway can be interpreted to mean "dweller by the meadow path" or "one who lived near the Medway River."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Medway: 123
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 136,449
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MT
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EH1 D W EY2
🌐 IPA
/medway*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M300

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Medway in Braille

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

The name Medway in braille

How to sign the name Medway using Sign Language

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

The name Medway in sign language

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