Radway Family History
Radway Name Meaning
English:: habitational name from Radway (Warwickshire) Roadway in Morthoe (Devon) Radway in Bishopsteignton (Devon) Reddaway in Sampford Courtenay (Devon) or Rodway in Cannington (Somerset). The Warwickshire and Devon placenames probably derive from Old English rēad ‘red’ + weg ‘way track road’. The Somerset placename recorded as Radeweye in 1266 more probably derives from Old English rād ‘the act of riding on horseback’ + weg i.e. a track suitable for riding on. from the Middle English personal name Radwi (Old English Rǣdwīg from rǣd ‘counsel’ + wīg ‘battle’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022