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Awa Surname Meaning

Filipino: nickname from Tagalog awa ‘mercy’. Japanese: usually written 粟 ‘millet’ or 淡 ‘pale’. It is also written phonetically in several variations the most common of which are two habitational names: 阿波 former province now Tokushima prefecture and 安房 former province now part of Chiba prefecture.

In the Ryūkyū Islands the name is written phonetically 安和 and pronounced Ā.

West African (Nigeria): from the Igbo personal name Awa unexplained.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Awa families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Awa family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Awa families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there was 1 Awa family living in British Columbia. This was 100% of all the recorded Awa's in Canada. British Columbia had the highest population of Awa families in 1911.
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What did your Awa ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Awa. 100% of Awa men worked as a Laborer.

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  • Laborer
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What is the average Awa lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Awa life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Awa in 1964 was 74, and 61 in 2004.

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