Swinborn Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Swinborn Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swinburn,' a township in the parish of Chollerton, Northumberland.
William de Swinburne, 1278, Northumberland: Lower's Patronymica Britannica.
John de Swynburne, Northumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.
Read More About This SurnameSwinborn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Swinborn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swinburn,' a township in the parish of Chollerton, Northumberland.
William de Swinburne, 1278, Northumberland: Lower's Patronymica Britannica.
John de Swynburne, Northumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Nicholas de Swynburne, Northumberland: ibid.
William de Swyneburne, Northumberland: ibid.
1576. Henry Swynburn, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1793. Married — Paul Binfield and Mary Frances Swinburne: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Swinburn; or Dweller at the Swine-Brook [Old English swín + burne] The Northumbrian Swinburn, 13th cent. Swynbume, “takes its name from the Swinburn brook, a tributary of the North Tyne.” (National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland) (Scandinavian) the O.Scand. Suinbiörn = WiseBear [Old Norse suinn-r, wise, intelligent + biörn, a bear]
Local. Sweyne's burn or boundary, from bourn, a boundary.
Swinborn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swinborn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Swinborn is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Swinborn? popularity and diffusion
The last name Swinborn is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Swinborn occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Swinborn reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name Swinborn is most widely held in Scotland, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,784,606. In Scotland Swinborn is most common in: Aberdeen City, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Scotland this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found.
Swinborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Swinborn has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Swinborn surname contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swinbourn | 94 | 150 | / |
| Swinborne | 94 | 41 | / |
| Swainborn | 94 | 0 | / |
| Swinbourne | 89 | 856 | / |
| Schwinborn | 89 | 3 | / |
| Swinburn | 88 | 1,502 | / |
| Swinbern | 88 | 0 | / |
| Swinburne | 82 | 1,985 | / |
| Suinbourn | 82 | 5 | / |
| Swnburn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Swimbourne | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schwinburn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Swimburn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Suimbourn | 71 | 10 | / |
| Swimburne | 71 | 3 | / |
| Schwmborn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suinburne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schuenborn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schuenburn | 56 | 1 | / |
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