Alloway Family History
Alloway Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from the Middle English personal name Alwi representing any of several Old English names: Ælfwīg Æthelwīg Ealdwīg and perhaps an unrecorded Ealhwīg. These personal names are composed of Old English ælf ‘elf sprite’ æthel ‘noble’ eald ‘old ancient’ ealh ‘temple’ + wīg ‘battle’. Compare Alvey .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022