Swindale Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Swindale Surname Definition:

Swindell and its variants are derived from Swindale, a chapelry of Shap in the former country of Westmorland.

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Swindale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2491:223,76718,807
Australia1241:217,70720,896
United States661:5,491,802273,080
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Swindale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Swindell and its variants are derived from Swindale, a chapelry of Shap in the former country of Westmorland.

  • 1244. Gilberti de Swindall' fugitivi: Pipe Roll of Westmorland
  • 1358. Willmo de Swyndale (Cumberland): Testementa Karleolensia
  • 1494. Willelmus Swyndalle (Beauchief Abbey, Yorkshire): Collectanea Anglo-Premonstratensia
    • — Forebears.io

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swindells,' most probably the spot referred to in the following:

'A branch of the family of Howford held a small estate here (Bosden) in the 14th century, called "Swyndelves"': East Cheshire.

This was in the parish of Cheadle, in which immediate district all our Swindells have sprung.

Roger Swyndels, of Marple, 1522: East Cheshire.

1561. Married — Humtphe Franch Swyndells and Isabell Woorthe: Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

William Swindells, of Stockport: Wills at Chester.

John Swindells, of Northenden, 1620: ibid.

1656. Baptised — Ursula, d. John Swendalls: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Swin- dale; or Dweller at the Swine- Valley [Old English swín = Old Norse suín + Old English dæl = Old Norse dal-r] Swindale, Westmd., was Swindale c. 1200.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of swinedale, the valley of swine; or it may be the same as Swindle. Swindale is a chapelry in the hundred of Shap, co. Westmoreland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The name of Swindells in this county has mostly been confined to Stockport parish, and especially to the townships of Marple and Disley, from the reign of Henry VIII. to the present day; Swindells was the name of a sergeant in Colonel Bradshawe's regiment (raised in the Macclesfield Hundred) at the battle of Worcester in 1651 (E.). The name of Swindell is characteristic of Derbyshire, and both varieties occur in the intermediate county of Stafford.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Swindale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swindale has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Swindale.

How Common Is The Last Name Swindale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swindale is the 617,991st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 14,633,626 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Swindale reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 223,767. In England Swindale is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 16 percent reside, Durham, where 12 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 8 percent reside. Beside England this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Swindale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swindale has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Swindale surname expanded 257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swindale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swindale surname are 35.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swindale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.48% less than the national average, earning R 84,420 per year and in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swindal93235/
Swindall881,534/
Swindail88114/
Swindahl8812/
Swindele883/
Swindhal882/
Swindeall825/
Swinndall823/
Schwindal822/
Swiendall821/
Swindol8076/
Swendal8038/
Schwindald781/
Swindoll75479/
Swenddal7546/
Swimdall751/
Swendall751/
Suindall751/
Schwendele67126/
Søvndal6738/
Sbndali671/
Søvndahl6325/
Suhindol6311/
Suendall630/
Swendoll630/
Suhendali5910/
Zuendal531/

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