Way Family History
Way Name Meaning
English (mainly southern): topographic name for someone who lived near a road or path from Middle English wei (Old English weg cognate with Old Norse vegr Old High German weg) or a habitational name from some minor place called with this word as for example any of the places called Way or Waye in Devon or Way in Somerset and Kent. Chinese: variant of Wei .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022