Swail Surname

516,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Swail Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality: (1) 'of Swallow Hill,' a hamlet near Barnsley, Yorkshire At least there is evidence in favour of this view, (a) 'At the Swale,' from residence beside the river of that name, whence Swaledale.

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Swail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1731:212,98020,593
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Northern Ireland931:19,8392,413
Uganda621:629,66632,895
England121:4,643,172139,951
India81:95,883,173728,828
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Swail (488) may also be a first name.

Swail Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality: (1) 'of Swallow Hill,' a hamlet near Barnsley, Yorkshire At least there is evidence in favour of this view, (a) 'At the Swale,' from residence beside the river of that name, whence Swaledale. Doubtless this will be deemed the more satisfactory solution. Swales is the genitive form; compare Williams, Jones, Brooks, Styles, &c. The first reference is in Darton, the parish in which Swallow Hill lies.

Isabella de Swahill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertas de Swaloughill, 1379: ibid.

Ricardus Swale, 1379: ibid.

Thomas de Swale, 1379: ibid.

1754. Married — Matthew Swales and Dorothy Johnson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

Swales is a characteristic Yorkshire name, the North Riding being its original home. Swale was the name of a very ancient and distinguished North Riding family of Swale Hall, Swaledale: they suffered much by their loyalty in the civil wars, but were rewarded with a baronetcy by Charles II. the Swale Hall estate passed out of the family just a century ago (W. R.). William Swailes was mayor of Hull in 1526 (T. H.). John Swales was buried in St. Peter's churchyard, Leeds, in 1710 (G.).

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

Swail Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swail (Hindi: स्वैल) has its highest incidence in Canada. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swail? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swail is the 516,587th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,549,201 people. Swail occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Swail live; 46 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Swail is also the 384,758th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 488 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 212,980. In Canada Swail is most common in: Ontario, where 44 percent live, British Columbia, where 21 percent live and Quebec, where 15 percent live. Outside of Canada Swail occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Swail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swail has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swail surname expanded 274 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Swail Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Swail surname is principally Anglican (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Swail surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Swail earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 25.16% less than the national average, earning R 177,852 per year; in United States they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $44,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.9% more than the national average, earning $62,056 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwail915,219/
Swaile91272/
Swacil919/
Swajil913/
Swal89216/
Swil8920/
Swaihal834/
Swayile831/
Swaisel830/
Swale803,594/
Swall80641/
Szwal80243/
Swile80140/
Swill8058/
Shwal8036/
Swahl8022/
Shwil8019/
Svail8017/
Szwil808/
Swalh806/
Jswal805/
Swalt803/
Switl802/
Swilh801/
Swwal801/
Swaal801/
Sweal800/
Szwagiel77176/
Swalle73225/
Schwal73179/
Sweile73112/
Swille73109/
Switil7350/
Suatil7328/
Shwale7327/
Szwill7310/
Swawel739/
Sweall739/
Shweil738/
Shwiel738/
Sweill736/
Svacil735/
Shwall735/
Swalhe733/
Switel733/
Swaale732/
Shhwal732/
Chwail731/
Swalhh731/
Shwile731/
Szwiel731/
Shwaul731/
Swajle731/
Swaelh731/
Swajol731/
Svajil731/
Swwall731/
Swhgal731/
Swealt730/
Sweild730/
Swayle730/
Souhail675,895/
Sual672,884/
Schwall672,396/
Schwill67713/
Schwahl6762/
Sval6734/
Sjøwall6733/
Swel6732/
Schwale6724/
Sbal6720/
Swittel6720/
Chwaile6719/
Svil6716/
Swealeh674/
Swatell673/
Swissel672/
Schwiel672/
Schweil672/
Switell671/
Swyl671/
Swle671/
Chwayil671/
Schwael671/
Shweale671/
Shwwale671/
Swiszel671/
Swawell671/
Swayele671/
Swehale671/
Svahail671/
Shwayle671/
Swalowa670/
Swateel670/
Sweille670/
Schwalp670/

Swail Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swail in the Hindi language
स्वैलsvaila-

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