Carraway
A surname most likely taken from a place name or from an old personal name, with roots in medieval English and Norman naming traditions.
The #8,080 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 75,249 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Carraway is generally understood as an English surname that arose from a place name rather than from the spice name. In many cases, names like this go back to a medieval settlement or field-name built from older elements, possibly involving a personal name such as Cara or Carr plus a descriptive ending like -way or -wey. Because the surname is not well documented in the standard reference works as a single settled derivation, its exact root remains uncertain.
History
The name is found in English-speaking records and later appears in the United States through migration from Britain. In modern use it survives as a relatively uncommon surname, and spellings have likely shifted over time under the influence of local pronunciation and clerical record-keeping. As with many less common surnames, family lines may not share a single origin if the name arose independently in more than one place.
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Fun fact
Despite looking like the word for the spice caraway, the surname is not necessarily related to that herb at all.