Swatman Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Swatman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sweetman,' the same as Sweet, with the augmentative -man appended; compare Bateman and Tiddiman; v. Sweet.

Osmund fil Swetman, Berkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Swatman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3881:143,60313,885
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Canada491:751,95159,756
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Swatman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sweetman,' the same as Sweet, with the augmentative -man appended; compare Bateman and Tiddiman; v. Sweet.

Osmund fil Swetman, Berkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Swetman (without surname), Oxfordshire. 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Swetman fil. Edith, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Swetman de Helignam, Norfolk, ibid.

Sweteman Textor, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Adam Swetman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Swetemon, Close Rolls, 51 Edward III.

1757. Married — William Sweetman and Dunn: St. George, Hanover Square.

(2) Local; v. Swetenham and Swetnam.

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

= Sweetman, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Swatman Last Name Facts

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

Swatman has its highest incidence in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swatman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 544,808th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. The surname Swatman is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Swatman reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 143,603. In England Swatman is most common in: Norfolk, where 17 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 16 percent live and West Midlands, where 15 percent live. Excluding England this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Swatman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swatman has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 327 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swatman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Swatman last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Swatman are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Swatman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.09% more than the national average, earning $51,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $54,305 CAD per year.

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