Swetenham Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Luxembourg
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Swetenham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swettenham,' a parish in Cheshire, five miles from Congleton; v. Swetnam for modifications.

Richard Swetinam, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Swetenham, Cheshire, 1297: East Cheshire.

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Swetenham Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Jersey31:33,0674,675
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Swetenham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swettenham,' a parish in Cheshire, five miles from Congleton; v. Swetnam for modifications.

Richard Swetinam, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Swetenham, Cheshire, 1297: East Cheshire.

Roger de Swetenham, Cheshire, 1366: ibid.

1561. Married — William Swettenam and Agnes Plante: Reg. Prestbury Ch., Cheshire.

1584. William Swettnam, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1597. Laurence Swettenham, of Somerford: Wills at Chester.

1611. Thomas Swettenham, of Swettenham: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Swettenham (Chesh.), 13th-14th cent.

Swetenham = Sweta’s Home [Anglo-Saxon *Swétan-hám-Swétan-, genit. of Sweta (from swete, sweet) + hám, home, estate] The -h- in the surname began early to drop out—Hankyn de Swetenam.—Pat. Rolls, A.D. 1403.

There has been occasionally confusion with Swetman.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family are said to have been seated at Swettenham, in Cheshire, before the Conquest, and there the male succession continued till 1788. The name is still borne by a descendant of the female line, who is owner of Swettenham.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A name of place, from sweete, pleasant or agreeable, and ham, a village.

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

From Swettenham; a location name in Cheshire.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Swetenham Last Name Facts

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

Swetenham occurs in Luxembourg more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swetenham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Swetenham reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Swetenham is most numerous in Luxembourg, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 29,027. In Luxembourg it is mostly found in: Luxembourg Canton, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Luxembourg this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Swetenham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swetenham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Swetenham last name decreased 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swettenham95275/
Sweetenham95153/
Sweatenham951/
Sweettenham900/
Swettenam8951/
Sweetenam895/
Swattenham840/
Swettenhan840/
Swathanam675/
Schuitenan531/

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