An English surname, Holloway comes from the Old English term ‘hol’ and ‘weg’ which means a sunken path. In Ireland the Gaelic form would be Hulvey. Other spellings for Holloway are Hollway, Hollwey, Hollows, Hollaway and Holoway. The city of London and up through the central region of England are the Holloway families. In Scotland individuals with the Holloway name live mostly in Lanarkshire and Midlothian. In the United States the Holloway families are mostly in California, Texas, new York, Ohio, Georgia, Illinois, Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, Missouri and Indiana. Famous: Patrice Holloway (singer), Robin Holloway (musical composer), Richard Holloway (Scottish writer), John Holloway (English violinist), and Liddy Holloway (actress from New Zealand).