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Where Does The Last Name Swains Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Swains is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swains? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 3,185,033^rd most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Swains are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England Swains is most frequent in: Dorset, where 17 percent live, Devon, where 14 percent live and Essex, where 14 percent live. Besides England it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Swains Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Swains has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Swains last name declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swains Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.