Ordway Family History
Ordway Name Meaning
English: from a late Old English personal name, Ordwig,
composed of the elements ord ‘point (especially of a spear or
sword)’ + wig ‘war’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Ordway Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Ordway families
 76 - 149  26 - 75 |
 1 - 25  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Ordway families
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26 - 49 9 - 25 |
1 - 8 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Ordway Family Origin
Ordway Immigration Information
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Ordway Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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