Sweetman Surname
Approximately 8,343 people bear this surname
Sweetman 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.
Read More About This SurnameSweetman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,681 | 1:135,195 | 14,157 |
| England | 1,863 | 1:29,908 | 4,021 |
| Australia | 1,081 | 1:24,973 | 3,406 |
| Ireland | 838 | 1:5,619 | 882 |
| Canada | 530 | 1:69,520 | 7,971 |
| New Zealand | 488 | 1:9,279 | 1,609 |
| Wales | 214 | 1:14,460 | 1,584 |
| South Africa | 178 | 1:304,369 | 29,195 |
| Zimbabwe | 126 | 1:122,526 | 16,470 |
| Northern Ireland | 77 | 1:23,962 | 2,720 |
| Scotland | 55 | 1:97,342 | 6,721 |
| Isle of Man | 32 | 1:2,682 | 546 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 246 | 1:18,008 | 2,188 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,036 | 1:23,528 | 3,274 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:4,175 | 439 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 528 | 1:95,111 | 9,723 |
Sweetman (29) may also be a first name.
Sweetman 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.
= Sweet (q.v.) + English man. Swetman was not an uncommon A.-Saxon name.
There has been sporadic confusion with Swetenham, q.v.
Suatman (W) This family of Norse origin was established in Ireland in the twelfth century. Bibl; IF 288; Map Kilk
(English) One who was pleasant and agreeable; the servant of Swet (sweet); one who came from Swettenham (Sweta’s homestead), in Cheshire.
From the Old Norse, Sig-vatr; from the Anglo-Saxon, Seward, Siwart; in the Domesday Book, Suetman, Sueting, Suertin; from the Dutch, Soetman; from the German, Swidom; a personal name.
Sweetman Demographics
Average Male Sweetman Height
179.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sweetman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sweetman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sweetman has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sweetman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sweetman is the 60,396th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 873,492 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Sweetman live; 38 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most common first name worldwide, borne by 29 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,681 people, or 1 in 135,195. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States Sweetman occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.
Sweetman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sweetman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sweetman last name expanded 508 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 341 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 3,057 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 611 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sweetman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sweetman last name is principally Catholic (91%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sweetman surname are 17.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.19% registered with the party.
The amount Sweetman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.99% less than the national average, earning 214,617 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.9% more than the national average, earning R 306,324 per year; in United States they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $48,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.61% more than the national average, earning $51,477 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swetman | 93 | 846 | / |
| Schweetman | 89 | 0 | / |
| Sweatman | 88 | 2,927 | / |
| Swettman | 88 | 19 | / |
| Sweetmon | 88 | 11 | / |
| Swoetman | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sweetmam | 88 | 1 | / |
| Swetmann | 88 | 0 | / |
| Swetmain | 88 | 0 | / |
| Schwetman | 82 | 29 | / |
| Shwettman | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sweathman | 82 | 1 | / |
| Swatman | 80 | 588 | / |
| Swetmon | 80 | 68 | / |
| Svetman | 80 | 1 | / |
| Switman | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swetmam | 80 | 0 | / |
| Suetman | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schwettman | 78 | 202 | / |
| Schweitman | 78 | 28 | / |
| Schwetmann | 78 | 21 | / |
| Schwedtman | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sweatmon | 75 | 152 | / |
| Suhetman | 75 | 8 | / |
| Zweitman | 75 | 1 | / |
| Swhitman | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suestman | 75 | 0 | / |
| Swaitman | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schwettmann | 74 | 585 | / |
| Schwedtmann | 74 | 91 | / |
| Schwethmann | 74 | 1 | / |
| Schwatman | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sweatmont | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schuetman | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schweidtmann | 70 | 23 | / |
| Schweadtmann | 70 | 1 | / |
| Schwatmann | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zwitman | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suitman | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schwadtman | 67 | 1 | / |
| Switmon | 67 | 0 | / |
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