Swaby Surname
Approximately 8,862 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSwaby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 4,191 | 1:685 | 127 |
| United States | 1,816 | 1:199,592 | 19,634 |
| England | 1,767 | 1:31,533 | 4,201 |
| Canada | 320 | 1:115,142 | 12,242 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Australia | 131 | 1:206,074 | 20,044 |
| Bahamas | 113 | 1:3,467 | 416 |
| Panama | 73 | 1:53,593 | 2,554 |
| Costa Rica | 54 | 1:88,520 | 1,588 |
| Cayman Islands | 54 | 1:1,183 | 151 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Cuba | 15 | 1:768,181 | 6,046 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 547 | 1:44,562 | 5,546 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
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.
(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]
A location name in Lincolnshire.
Swaby Demographics
Swaby Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swabey | 91 | 627 | / |
| Swabys | 91 | 26 | / |
| Swaeby | 91 | 5 | / |
| Swayby | 91 | 2 | / |
| Szwaby | 91 | 2 | / |
| Swaiby | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sweaby | 91 | 0 | / |
| Schwaby | 83 | 1 | / |
| Swathby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Swaba | 80 | 766 | / |
| Swabi | 80 | 554 | / |
| Swabe | 80 | 99 | / |
| Sweby | 80 | 74 | / |
| Swavy | 80 | 28 | / |
| Svaby | 80 | 15 | / |
| Suaby | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zwaby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sbaby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swabhi | 73 | 660 | / |
| Szwaba | 73 | 651 | / |
| Sbaiby | 73 | 275 | / |
| Suabey | 73 | 255 | / |
| Szwabe | 73 | 219 | / |
| Swavey | 73 | 93 | / |
| Swaiba | 73 | 79 | / |
| Sweeby | 73 | 35 | / |
| Swaebe | 73 | 34 | / |
| Swabai | 73 | 23 | / |
| Shwabe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Shwaba | 73 | 6 | / |
| Swanpy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shwabi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Swayve | 73 | 4 | / |
| Swaabi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Swabeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Swabha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Swaibe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Swabei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swabea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schwabe | 67 | 16,187 | / |
| Schwaba | 67 | 109 | / |
| Szwabis | 67 | 18 | / |
| Shwatbe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Swaabhi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shvabyi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Szwaber | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shuayby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sweavey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shwabed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swajber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwabé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swahabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swaubie | 67 | 0 | / |
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Swaby Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swaby
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