Swetman Surname

412,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Swetman 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.

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Swetman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3981:910,70168,500
England2091:266,59421,098
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Australia581:465,44335,949
Canada561:657,95753,499
Wales331:93,7747,567
Israel91:950,84857,975
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Swetman 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.

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

(1) Local, 'of Swetenham,' which see, compare Debnam and Deadman for Debenham, Putnam and Putman for Puttenham, &c.

1649. Baptised — Edmund, s. of Edmund and Jone Swetnam: Reg. Stourton, Wiltshire.

1650. — Manuell, s. of Edmund and Jone Swetnam: ibid.

1653. — John, s. of Edmund and Jone Swetman: ibid.

1655. — Abraham, s. of Edmund and Jone Swetman: ibid.

1664. — John, s. of John and Deborah Swetnam: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1666. — Dorothy, d. John and Deborah Swetman: ibid.

Afterwards invariably Swetman, the real local origin thus becoming lost, (2) For baptismal origin of Swetman, v. Sweetman.

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

(English) the Domesday and Anglo-Saxon Swetman = Sweet Man [Old English swéte + man]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An Anglo-Saxon personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Swetman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swetman is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swetman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 412,207th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,614,120 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Swetman live; 48 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Swetman is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 398 people, or 1 in 910,701. In The United States Swetman is most prevalent in: Mississippi, where 15 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Swetman occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.

Swetman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swetman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Swetman last name expanded 355 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 258 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swetman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swetman surname are 5.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Swetman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $45,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.94% more than the national average, earning $57,104 CAD per year.

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