Sweetlove Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Sweetlove Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sweet,' analogous to the early introduced French 'Douce'; v. Dowse, (2) Nick, 'the sweet'; compare Good.

Swet' le Bone, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Swet, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Sweetlove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1701:327,75324,219
Belgium511:225,42428,627
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
Australia291:930,88655,860
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:137,71412,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Sweetlove (16) may also be a first name.

Sweetlove Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sweet,' analogous to the early introduced French 'Douce'; v. Dowse, (2) Nick, 'the sweet'; compare Good.

Swet' le Bone, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Swet, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Roger Swet, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Roger Swet, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I.

Walter Swete, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Suete, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Swete, 1379: ibid.

1578. Robert Sweete and Johanna Sweete: Marriage Lic (London).

1700. Baptised — Ann, d. James Sweet: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Sweetlove,' a term of endearment. Probably a translation of Douceamour.

Robert Douceamour, Close Roll, 8 Henry IV.

It may be a baptismal name, judging by the first reference below; v. Sweet.

Swetelove (without surname), Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Margery Swetelove, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Peter Swetlove, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1572. Alexander Sweetlove, of Sharples Wills at Chester.

1614. Jane Sweetlove, of Great Lever: ibid.

1633. Margaret Sweetlove, of Sharpies ibid.

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

1. See Suett. 2. Probably an Anglo-Saxon personal name, having reference to character. Sweeting and Sweetlove seem to belong to the same class. Ferg.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Swede, a native of Sweden. Swit, of Switzerland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Richard Sweet, another martyr of the Monmouth rebellion of 1685, was executed at Minehead (W\). Swete was the name of an ancient gentle family of Trayne, Modbury (Devon), from the 16th to the 18th century (Polwhele's "Devonshire"). In the 16th and 17th centuries there was an Exeter family of Sweet, members of which frequently served as mayors and bailiffs of the city (Izacke's "Exeter").

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

Sweetlove Last Name Facts

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

Sweetlove is found most in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sweetlove click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweetlove? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sweetlove is the 697,244th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Sweetlove live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

The surname Sweetlove is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 327,753. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 32 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 11 percent are found and Essex, where 6 percent are found. Beside England it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Sweetlove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sweetlove has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sweetlove surname decreased 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sweetlove Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sweetlove surname is predominantly Anglican (78%) in Ireland.

The amount Sweetlove earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.3% less than the national average, earning 237,759 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 196.56% more than the national average, earning R 704,736 per year and in Canada they earn 14.9% more than the national average, earning $57,088 CAD per year.

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