Swabey Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Swabey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swaby,' a parish in Lincolnshire, near Louth.

Roger de Swaby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1767. Married — John Sadler and Elizabeth Swaby: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Swabey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4301:129,57712,857
Canada711:518,95243,932
United States531:6,838,848318,712
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1941:125,64611,793
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Swabey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swaby,' a parish in Lincolnshire, near Louth.

Roger de Swaby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1767. Married — John Sadler and Elizabeth Swaby: St. George, Hanover Square.

1791. — John Miller and Mary Swaby: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) belonging to Swaby (Lincs), 13th cent. Swaby [Old Norse bý-r, farm, estate: the 'first element, Swa-, may represent the Old Norse pers. (ethnic) name Suáf-r ( = Old English Swœf), ‘Swabian’; or Old Norse Sueinn (= Old English Swán) (v. Swain]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. The Swabeys of Buckinghamshire are descended from George Swebe or Swebey, of German extraction, who settled in St. Mary's Lambeth, about the year 1584. B.L.G. 2. Swaby, a parish in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Swabey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Swabey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Swabey is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Swabey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swabey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 519,402nd most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. The last name Swabey occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Swabey reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is held by 430 people, or 1 in 129,577. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 18 percent reside, Devon, where 15 percent reside and Surrey, where 14 percent reside. Beside England this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Swabey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swabey has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Swabey surname grew 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 5,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swabey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swabey are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Swabey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.01% less than the national average, earning R 206,712 per year; in United States they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $43,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning $50,038 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swaby918,862/
Swabe9199/
Suabey83255/
Szwabe83219/
Swavey8393/
Swaebe8334/
Swabys8326/
Shwabe8313/
Swaeby835/
Swabeh833/
Swaibe832/
Swayby832/
Szwaby832/
Swaiby831/
Swabei831/
Sweaby830/
Swabea830/
Schwabe7716,187/
Shwatbe7714/
Szwaber775/
Sweavey772/
Shwabed771/
Swebeya771/
Swajber771/
Swabiya771/
Swabaje771/
Schwaby771/
Swaubie770/
Swathby770/
Swebe731,614/
Swaba73766/
Swabi73554/
Svabe73106/
Sweby7374/
Suabe7333/
Swobe7331/
Swavy7328/
Svaby7315/
Xwabe734/
Suaby732/
Sbaby731/
Zwaby731/
Schwaber71244/
Schwaebe7172/
Schwaabe7142/
Sschwabe7112/
Schwaibe711/
Schwabee711/
Schwasbe710/
Schwabie710/
Swabhi67660/
Szwaba67651/
Sbaiby67275/
Sweebe67198/
Suabei67188/
Swaiba6779/
Svaboe6738/
Sweeby6735/
Swabai6723/
Swebea6711/
Swebhe6710/
Swabah679/
Zwabee677/
Suabee676/
Shwaba676/
Shuabe675/
Swebeâ674/
Swanpy674/
Swaabi674/
Swayve674/
Shwabi674/
Suavey673/
Swabha673/
Shvabe672/
Chwabe671/
Swabad671/
Swavee671/
Sweyba671/
Suabed671/
Swampe671/
Shwobe670/
Schweaber670/
Swoobe670/

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Swabey Reference & Research

Swaby One-name Study - A profile of the Swaby surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Swaby FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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