The alloway Surname
alloway Name Meaning and History
- English: from the Middle English personal name Ailwi, which represents a falling together of several Old English names: Æ{dh}elwig ‘noble battle’, Ealdwig ‘ancient battle’, and Ælfwiig ‘elf battle’. Compare Alvey. Alloway is a Scottish place name, but the surname is of English rather than Scottish origin.
- Americanized form of any of several French surnames, including Allouis (from a place in Meung-sur-Yèvre), Halloy (from any of various places in Oise, Pas-de-Calais, and Somme), or Allouet (a diminutive of Allou or Alleu, which was a status name for a free tenant, one not bound by feudal dues).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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