Swaine Surname
Approximately 3,674 people bear this surname
Swaine Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Swain,' literally a young lad; compare Brownswain, Boatswain. Swainson is a well-known surname in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Alicia Swayneson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameSwaine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,648 | 1:33,810 | 4,468 |
| United States | 810 | 1:447,480 | 38,385 |
| Ireland | 403 | 1:11,685 | 1,463 |
| Canada | 336 | 1:109,659 | 11,761 |
| Australia | 217 | 1:124,404 | 13,629 |
| South Africa | 78 | 1:694,586 | 49,962 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 209 | 1:21,196 | 2,428 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,276 | 1:19,103 | 2,747 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 327 | 1:153,574 | 14,178 |
Swaine (34) may also be a first name.
Swaine Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Swain,' literally a young lad; compare Brownswain, Boatswain. Swainson is a well-known surname in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Alicia Swayneson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Swaynne, 1379: ibid.
Thomas Swaynesson, 1379: ibid.
Sweyn de Canewyk, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Adam Suani, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Svein, Suffolk, ibid.
(2) Occup. 'the swain,' i.e. the peasant, the servant.
John le Swein, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert le Swein, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Geoffrey le Sueyn, Norfolk, ibid.
1583. James Swaneson, of Ulverston: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
From ME. Swein (
(Scandinavian and English) orig. Swine- herd; later Herdsman, Servant, or Man generally [Middle English swayn(e, sweyn(e, swein, etc.; Old Norse sueinn = Old English swán] John le Swein.—Hundred Rolls Sueinn (Swedish Sven, Dano-Norwegian Svend, a youth, servant), like the almost equally lowly Karl (churl), became a royal name— Sueinn konungr tiúgu-skegg . . . [ob. 1014] (King Sweyn Forkbeard . . . ).
Sueinn Dana-konungr ok Oláfr Sufa- konungr . . .
(Sweyn, King of the Danes, and Olaf, King of the Swedes . . . ).—The Death of Olaf Trygguason.
Hym boes [behoves] serve hyra-self that has na swayn, Or elles he is a fool, as clerkes sayn.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 4027-8.
Withthat sprong forth anaked swayne.— Spenser, Shepheards Cal. (March).
(English) The man who acted as a servant or attendant; one who tended swine; descendant of Swain (young man, or boy servant).
1. A Scandinavian personal name of great antiquity, introduced here under the Danish rule. Domesday shows us several persons (tenants in chief and otherwise) called Svain, Suain, Suanus, Suuen, Swen or Sueno, some of whom are specifically stated to have held lands under Edward the Confessor. Suain of Essex, supposed by Morant to have been of Danish origin, was ancestor of the famous Henry de Essex, temp. Henry II.
The ancient name of Swain, which is now best represented in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Devonshire, was established in the form of Sweyn, rarely of Swayn, during the 13th century in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, and Oxfordshire, being most numerous in the last two counties (H. R.). In the east of England it is probable that Swain is but the old Danish name of Sweyn. In the time of the English Harold, his elder brother bore the name of his maternal uncle, Sweyn, King of Denmark.
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Swaine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swaine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Swaine is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Swaine? popularity and diffusion
The surname Swaine is the 124,133rd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,983,545 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Swaine are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. Swaine is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 34 people.
The surname Swaine is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 1,648 people, or 1 in 33,810. In England Swaine is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 19 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and East Sussex, where 6 percent live. Other than England Swaine exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Ireland, where 11 percent live.
Swaine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Swaine has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Swaine surname expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 248 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 193 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Swaine Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (61%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Swaine last name are 11.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.7% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Swaine earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning R 225,960 per year; in United States they earn 8.66% more than the national average, earning $46,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.52% less than the national average, earning $44,952 CAD per year.
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