Caraway

See also: caraway

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Caraway (plural Caraways)

1. 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 286.