The Calloway surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,689 people carried this name — #2,175 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,700 people counted. That is up 6% from 15,784 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Calloway surname

Variant of Callaway.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Calloway» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

An early record he cites: Walter Calewey, Buckinghamshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Callaway, Callway and Calloway.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 156 · public domain.

In print

Calloway in American newspapers,
1905–1920.

Newspaper page from The Columbus Dispatch carrying the name Calloway
The Columbus Dispatch 1920-09-08
Newspaper page from Rosebud County News carrying the name Calloway
Rosebud County News 1905-01-05
Newspaper page from Oxford Eagle carrying the name Calloway
Oxford Eagle 1916-07-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 59,318 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Calloway in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

2,023 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Calloway. The most, 362, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 726
Victoria 514
Queensland 283
Tasmania 275
Western Australia 114
South Australia 88
ACT (Canberra) 10

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Calloway.

Who carried it

People named Calloway,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Cab Calloway
    Cab Calloway 1907–1994 · actor
  • Cab Calloway
    Cab Calloway 1907–1994 · actor
  • Bertha Calloway
    Bertha Calloway 1925–2017 · exhibition curator
  • Margaret Dunbar 1837–1903
  • Artemus Calloway 1883–1948
  • Blanche Calloway 1902–1978 · composer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Calloway,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States841 records

841 records of the Calloway name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 506
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 190
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 82
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 18
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Hardy Eugene Calloway

    Born 1942; from Pensacola, Florida. U.S. Army, armored reconnaissance unit commander; killed in action 1969 in Long An, South Vietnam. Buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Raymond B. Calloway

    Born 1924 in Illinois. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; auto mechanic. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Cathe Calloway

    Arrived at New York in 1850 aboard the Western World from Liverpool, aged 23; seamstress. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 841 records for Calloway in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia70 records

70 records of the Calloway name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 46
  • Tasmanian Names Index 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Calloway

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Hooghly, arriving 1834.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Calloway

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Constance, aged 30; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frank Calloway

    Labourer of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1964.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 70 records for Calloway in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Calloway name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 5
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Boy Calloway

    Buried in 1944 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Richard Calloway

    Died 1900 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hannah Calloway

    Married 1896 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Calloway in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Calloway name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Calloway

    Hampshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Calloway

    East Surrey Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Calloway in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Calloway name in New Zealand Marlborough District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Calloway

    Died 1942, aged 75; buried at Picton Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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