Sward Surname

219,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Sward Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Sword, a soldier name.

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Sward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4411:251,53323,900
Australia2061:131,04714,245
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Sweden121:820,56361,223
England111:5,065,278148,650
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

The alternate forms: Swärd (422) are calculated separately.

Sward (29) may also be a first name.

Sward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Sword, a soldier name.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This name comes from the Swedish word for 'sword' and was adopted by military people in the 1800s when Sweden started a campaign to create more varied last names among its population.

- kimsward

Sward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sward is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Swärd. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sward? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 219,675th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,915,930 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Sward are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 29 people.

The last name Sward is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,441 people, or 1 in 251,533. In The United States Sward is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 15 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Sward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sward surname grew 1,638 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 52 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sward surname are 15.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sward earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning $48,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.09% more than the national average, earning $71,089 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swärd93422/
Swardt91185/
Swardh9116/
Sweard919/
Swardz919/
Swartd910/
Shward910/
Schward838/
Shwards831/
Swardts831/
Szwardz831/
Swaurds830/
Shwartd830/
Swart8061,156/
Sword806,503/
Suard802,023/
Svard80119/
Swerd803/
Sbard802/
Schwardt77611/
Schwartd774/
Schwards774/
Shwaired771/
Zwaard73373/
Swarte73302/
Swärdh73145/
Swarth7388/
Shuard7369/
Svarød7337/
Shwart7315/
Svardh7312/
Swaart737/
Svaerd737/
Sweart735/
Suared735/
Swartt735/
Swarcz735/
Åswärd733/
Swerdh732/
Swerdt732/
Suardz731/
Swgart731/
Swargy731/
Shvard731/
Sweurd731/
Szwarć731/
Swarzt730/
Suaard730/
Swuart730/
Swourd730/
Svaird730/
Schwart67639/
Schwerd67225/
Souhard67185/
Shwarts67148/
Szwartz6766/
Swaartz6722/
Swarttz6720/
Åswärdh6713/
Szwarcz679/
Swhartz678/
Swarthe675/
Shwerdt674/
Schuard673/
Shuhard672/
Swartte672/
Swarthz671/
Swoords671/
Swuhart671/
Swartch671/
Swartcz671/
Szwerdt671/
Swartsz671/
Suhaard671/
Swharts670/
Swarths670/
Swourds670/

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