Swaffield Surname

360,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Swaffield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swafield,' a parish in Norfolk.

William de Swafeld, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1750. Married — George Swaffield and Kezia Overly: St.

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Swaffield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4701:118,54912,057
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Canada991:372,17833,288
Australia981:275,46624,785
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Wales261:119,0209,008
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3721:65,5257,503
Wales91:174,2686,522
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Swaffield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swafield,' a parish in Norfolk.

William de Swafeld, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1750. Married — George Swaffield and Kezia Overly: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Swafield (Norf.), 13th cent. Swafeld [Old English feld, afield, plain: for the first element see under Swaby]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Joseph Swaffield was the name of the chief magistrate of Weymouth in 1745, 1752, and 1764 (E.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Swaffield Last Name Facts

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

Swaffield is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaffield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 360,343rd most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,251,289 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Swaffield live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 470 people, or 1 in 118,549. In England Swaffield is most common in: Hampshire, where 18 percent reside, Greater London, where 14 percent reside and Dorset, where 12 percent reside. Barring England this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Swaffield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swaffield has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swaffield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Swaffield surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Swaffield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.54% more than the national average, earning R 369,612 per year; in United States they earn 0.77% less than the national average, earning $42,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.32% more than the national average, earning $64,251 CAD per year.

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Swaffield Reference & Research

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