Can you help with the surname Bolway?
Unfortunately, I do not have any information regarding the ethnic background of this name, other than the fact that it is European. I am trying to gather information as to where this name originated and what the history of it might be. Thank you very much in advance!
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I wonder if it could be a version of the Dutch surname Bolweg/Bollweg; weg means "way". It doesn't seem to be English, unless it is so rare as to be unnoticed. There is also a French surname, Bolouet, which would sound like Bolway.
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Thank you! I have been told that it might be Swedish...given your expertise and research, is that possible?
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A late answer, but no, "Bolway" is not a Swedish surname.
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I can't find any evidence for that idea, but you never know.
Expertise? I'm afraid a great deal of guesswork is involved, apart from a heavy reliance on the work of others.
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