Swales Surname

70,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Swales 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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Swales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0131:13,8842,054
United States1,2041:301,04627,753
Canada4501:81,8799,127
Australia4181:64,5837,740
South Africa2771:195,58721,102
Wales1871:16,5481,793
Scotland1141:46,9634,152
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Isle of Man681:1,262205
Belgium521:221,08928,230
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Monaco91:4,118434
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
France41:16,605,680368,153
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0701:11,7761,797
Wales221:71,2923,399
Isle of Man81:6,784664
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:242,60220,235

Swales (15) may also be a first name.

Swales 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

Swale’s (Son): v. Swale, esp.1

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Swales Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swales is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Swales click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swales? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 70,535th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,040,038 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Swales live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 4,013 people, or 1 in 13,884. In England it is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 19 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside and Durham, where 8 percent reside. Besides England it is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Swales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swales has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Swales last name grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 582 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 5,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Swales Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Swales last name are 11.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Swales earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.57% more than the national average, earning R 326,916 per year; in United States they earn 2% more than the national average, earning $44,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.05% more than the national average, earning $58,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swailes921,327/
Sweales9263/
Swaeles9243/
Swayles927/
Swalles927/
Swalies921/
Swals911/
Schwales862/
Swailles861/
Swails831,416/
Swalls83216/
Swalec83153/
Suales83130/
Swalis837/
Swalze831/
Sweles831/
Swalez831/
Swalsh831/
Szwalec77199/
Szwalis771/
Svalesh771/
Swalish771/
Swaills771/
Swaalls771/
Swols7312/
Suals732/
Swalz730/
Schwalje71183/
Schwalls7159/
Szwaglis7116/
Schuales711/
Szhwalje711/
Swottles710/
Sualis67103/
Sualez67102/
Sueles6783/
Sualce6726/
Swolis6721/
Chwals6710/
Svalås676/
Sualje673/
Zwalsh673/
Swelez672/
Zuales672/
Swolss671/
Suoles671/
Swolsh671/
Svalec671/
Svalej671/
Svalse671/
Sualís671/
Svalje671/
Svahls670/
Schwallis670/
Swallz670/

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