Name Dunaway
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsDonaway, Dunnaway, Donnaway, Dunway
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Meaning & History
Originally indicated someone who came from the village and civil parish of Dunwich in Suffolk, England, derived from Old English dun meaning "hill" (or possibly dune meaning "valley") and weg meaning "way". A famous bearer is American actress Faye Dunaway (1941-).