Swepstone Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Swepstone Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Swepstone (Leic.), the Domesday Scopestone [Old English stan, a stone: the first element is apparently from the pret.
Read More About This SurnameSwepstone Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Swepstone Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Swepstone (Leic.), the Domesday Scopestone [Old English stan, a stone: the first element is apparently from the pret., scóp, of Old English scieppan, to create, form; and the reference is doubtless to a figured or ornamental stone of some kind (rather than to the ‘Stone of the Poet’ [Old English scóp]
Sweepstone, co. Leicester.
A location name in Leicestershire.
Swepstone Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swepstone Come From? nationality or country of origin
Swepstone is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Swepstone? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,979,664th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Swepstone occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Swepstone live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,466,265. In England Swepstone is most prevalent in: Derbyshire, where 47 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 26 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 16 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent live.
Swepstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Swepstone has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 543 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swepston | 94 | 413 | / |
| Swepstom | 82 | 1 | / |
| Swebston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Swaby-Stone | 70 | 1 | / |
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