Swaby Surname

57,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Swaby 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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Swaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica4,1911:685127
United States1,8161:199,59219,634
England1,7671:31,5334,201
Canada3201:115,14212,242
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Bahamas1131:3,467416
Panama731:53,5932,554
Costa Rica541:88,5201,588
Cayman Islands541:1,183151
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Cuba151:768,1816,046
Ireland141:336,35312,021
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Wales71:442,07621,198
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5471:44,5625,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Swaby (40) may also be a first name.

Swaby 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

A location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Swaby Last Name Facts

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

Swaby occurs more in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Swaby.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swaby is the 57,152nd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 822,336 people. The last name Swaby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Swaby are found; 50 percent are found in Caribbean and 49 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. Swaby is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 40 people.

This last name is most common in Jamaica, where it is carried by 4,191 people, or 1 in 685. In Jamaica it is mostly concentrated in: Middlesex County, where 54 percent live, Cornwall County, where 24 percent live and Surrey County, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Jamaica it is found in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Swaby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swaby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swaby surname grew 4,779 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 323 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Swaby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Swaby surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Swaby last name are 13.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.34% registered with the political party.

The amount Swaby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.98% less than the national average, earning R 130,752 per year; in United States they earn 14.47% more than the national average, earning $49,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $52,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Swabys9126/
Swaeby915/
Swayby912/
Szwaby912/
Swaiby911/
Sweaby910/
Schwaby831/
Swathby830/
Swaba80766/
Swabi80554/
Swabe8099/
Sweby8074/
Swavy8028/
Svaby8015/
Suaby802/
Zwaby801/
Sbaby801/
Swabhi73660/
Szwaba73651/
Sbaiby73275/
Suabey73255/
Szwabe73219/
Swavey7393/
Swaiba7379/
Sweeby7335/
Swaebe7334/
Swabai7323/
Shwabe7313/
Shwaba736/
Swanpy734/
Shwabi734/
Swayve734/
Swaabi734/
Swabeh733/
Swabha733/
Swaibe732/
Swabei731/
Swabea730/
Schwabe6716,187/
Schwaba67109/
Szwabis6718/
Shwatbe6714/
Swaabhi6711/
Shvabyi6710/
Szwaber675/
Shuayby673/
Sweavey672/
Shwabed671/
Swajber671/
Schwabé671/
Swahabi671/
Swaubie670/

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Swaby Reference & Research

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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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