Calloway

Calloway is an English surname with a commonly proposed Norman place-name origin. One explanation traces it to Caillouet in France and a word for a pebble, producing the interpretation “pebbly place.” Because surname histories can have more than one route, that explanation is best presented as a likely connection rather than a universal translation for every family.

Jazz singer and bandleader Cab Calloway gives the name a strong musical association. Callaway is a related spelling, while Callie can work as an informal short form. Names such as Callum and Callahan share some sounds but have different histories. Calloway therefore carries its own surname and musical background instead of borrowing the meanings of other Cal names.