Sweetsir Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sweetsir Surname Definition:

(English + Anglo-French-Latin) Sweet Sir [v. Sweet and Sire] Richard Swetesire.—Close Rolls, A.D. 1355.

There has been confusion with Switzer, q.v.

Sweetsir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Sweetsir Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English + Anglo-French-Latin) Sweet Sir [v. Sweet and Sire] Richard Swetesire.—Close Rolls, A.D. 1355.

There has been confusion with Switzer, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Switzerland; an agreeable elderly person.

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

Sweetsir Last Name Facts

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

Sweetsir occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sweetsir.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweetsir? popularity and diffusion

Sweetsir is the 1,527,735th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Sweetsir live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sweetsir is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States it is most frequent in: Alaska, where 21 percent live, Kentucky, where 15 percent live and Maine, where 14 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.

Sweetsir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sweetsir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sweetsir last name rose 351 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sweetsir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sweetsir surname are 35.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.5% being registered with the political party.

Sweetsir earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.42% less than the national average, earning $36,495 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweetser881,508/
Sweetzir8830/
Sweetscer820/
Sweeser802/
Swetser800/
Sweetzer7561/
Sweitser7513/
Sweatser751/
Sweetcer750/
Swietser750/
Shwietser711/
Shveytsir711/
Swezer710/
Sweezer67327/
Switser67230/
Sweizer6723/
Swetzer6721/
Schweitser6715/
Sweazer679/
Swetjer677/
Szwecer671/
Swecher671/
Sweiser671/
Schweitzir670/
Swytser670/
Swatser670/
Switcir670/
Sweaser670/
Swesger670/
Switzir670/
Swedser670/
Swotser670/
Swishir670/
Sweicer670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sweetsir
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