Swindell Surname
Approximately 7,571 people bear this surname
Swindell Surname Definition:
'A branch of the family of Howford held a small estate here (Bosden) in the 14th century, called "Swyndelves"': East Cheshire.
Read More About This SurnameSwindell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,901 | 1:61,423 | 7,201 |
| England | 1,238 | 1:45,007 | 5,674 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 721 | 1:33,808 | 4,444 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 584 | 1:85,991 | 8,942 |
Swindell (90) may also be a first name.
Swindell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
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.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swindale,' a chapelry in the parish of Shap, Westmorland.
1540. Buried — Alys Swyndelle: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1608. Richard Westrawe and Agnes Swindell: Marriage Lic. (London).
1790. Married — John Swindell and Lydia Mullins: St. George, Hanover Square.
(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.
Place name in Cheshire, England (Swindells), originally Swyndelves.
(English) Dweller in the valley where swine were bred.
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.
From Swindale; a location in Cumberland.
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.
Swindell Demographics
Average Swindell Salary in
United States
$42,507 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Swindell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swindell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Swindell is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swindell? popularity and diffusion
Swindell is the 65,914th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 962,561 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Swindell live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Swindell is also the 1,005,046th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 90 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,901 people, or 1 in 61,423. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, North Carolina, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Swindell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Swindell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,010 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Swindell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Swindell surname are 6.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.37% being registered with the party.
The amount Swindell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.62% less than the national average, earning R 191,016 per year; in United States they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $42,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $52,731 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweindell | 94 | 1 | / |
| Swindel | 93 | 189 | / |
| Swndell | 93 | 2 | / |
| Swindll | 93 | 0 | / |
| Schwindell | 89 | 1 | / |
| Swendell | 88 | 45 | / |
| Swimdell | 88 | 1 | / |
| Suindell | 88 | 1 | / |
| Swindill | 88 | 1 | / |
| Swindeel | 88 | 0 | / |
| Swindl | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schwindel | 82 | 251 | / |
| Swndeel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swindil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swendel | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schwindl | 75 | 612 | / |
| Schwendel | 71 | 121 | / |
| Schweindl | 71 | 15 | / |
| Zwendel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schwendl | 63 | 33 | / |
| Zuendel | 53 | 143 | / |
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