Swinburn Surname

261,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Swinburn 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.

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Swinburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9221:60,4327,163
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Chile1161:151,8665,175
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
Australia871:310,29526,919
Wales391:79,3476,699
Ireland141:336,35312,021
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5541:43,9995,482
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Swinburn 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.

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. Sweyne's burn or boundary, from bourn, a boundary.

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

A location name in Northumberland Or from the Old Norse, Sveinbjörn; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Swinburn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swinburn is found most frequently in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swinburn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 261,328th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,851,895 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Swinburn are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 922 people, or 1 in 60,432. In England Swinburn is primarily found in: Durham, where 11 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Beside England Swinburn exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Chile, where 8 percent live.

Swinburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swinburn has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 364 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 12 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swinburn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States Swinburn are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.26% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swinburn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 886.61% more than the national average, earning R 2,344,550 per year and in United States they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $44,402 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swinburne941,985/
Swinbourn94150/
Swnburn930/
Swinbourne89856/
Schwinburn891/
Swinborn884/
Swimburn882/
Suinbourn825/
Swimburne823/
Suinburne821/
Schwinborn783/
Swimbourne781/
Suimbourn7110/
Schuenburn671/
Schwmborn591/
Schuenborn561/

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