Caraway

See also: caraway

English

Etymology

Middle English occupational surname, probably for a spice merchant, related to caraway.

Proper noun

Caraway (plural Caraways)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Caraway is the 5340^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6517 individuals. Caraway is most common among White (77.11%) and Black/African American (16.59%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Caraway”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 286.

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