origin
Historically and geographically, this surname is traceable from the present day back to at least 15th-century Italy, in the form of GENOA:.. It travelled from Italy via traders and merchants to Southern ports in England, where many settled and the "Genoa" tag evolved to many forms, "Gannaway" being one that stuck well. Research Google for "Gannaway in Italy"......very interesting links to be discovered!