Swarbrick Surname

120,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,815 people bear this surname

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

Swarbrick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swarbrick' or Swartbrick, some small spot in the neighbourhood of Winmarleigh, Lancashire Probably the suffix is -brigg = bridge.

1581. John Swartbrecke, of Rossaker: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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Swarbrick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2271:25,0193,438
United States4671:776,14360,198
Australia4561:59,2017,179
Canada2161:170,58117,126
New Zealand1831:24,7454,327
Scotland1191:44,9904,039
Wales571:54,2904,971
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Malta41:107,5681,849
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1531:21,1412,988
Scotland231:162,7496,621
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Swarbrick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swarbrick' or Swartbrick, some small spot in the neighbourhood of Winmarleigh, Lancashire Probably the suffix is -brigg = bridge.

1581. John Swartbrecke, of Rossaker: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1622. Edward Swarthbrecke, of Much Singleton: ibid.

1680. Joanna Swarbrick, of Winmerley: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Swarbrick (N.Lancs) A.D. 1249 Suartebrec = the Black Slope [Old Norse suart-r, black + brekka, a slope] William de Swartebricke.—Lanc. Inq., A.D. 1286.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Swarbricks may possess kinship with Mr. Swabrick, an eminent organ maker of Warwick in the middle of last century. (Deering's "Nottingham.") Swarbrick or Swarbrook has been a Chester name during the last and the present century. (Hemingway's "Chester.").

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

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: 'blacks hill' from Old Norse. A small town in Lancashire, England; now just Kirkham; used to be Kirkham and Swarbrick. This is a known Norwegian Viking name with DNA evidence available.

- zoby68

Swarbrick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swarbrick is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swarbrick? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swarbrick is the 120,258th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,910,235 people. The last name Swarbrick occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Swarbrick live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 2,227 people, or 1 in 25,019. In England it is primarily found in: Lancashire, where 40 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 5 percent reside. Outside of England Swarbrick exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Swarbrick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swarbrick has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,506 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 517 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 5,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Swarbrick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Swarbrick surname is predominantly Methodist (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Swarbrick last name are 13.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Swarbrick earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning R 258,324 per year; in United States they earn 31.12% more than the national average, earning $56,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $52,424 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swarberick951/
Swarebrick951/
Swarrbrick950/
Swarbric940/
Swarbreck8975/
Swerbrick8922/
Swarbrig821/
Swarbrigg78135/
Swarbrook7862/
Swarbrooke7482/
Swarberg7146/
Szaraburak639/
Szwareberg633/
Szarbourgh530/

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