Swindell Surname

65,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Swindell Surname Definition:

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

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Swindell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9011:61,4237,201
England1,2381:45,0075,674
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Canada861:428,43737,472
Australia771:350,59429,558
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Wales361:85,9597,098
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Guam81:20,0153,029
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France11:66,422,722504,397
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7211:33,8084,444
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5841:85,9918,942

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.

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

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.

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

Place name in Cheshire, England (Swindells), originally Swyndelves.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller in the valley where swine were bred.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

From Swindale; a location in Cumberland.

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

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweindell941/
Swindel93189/
Swndell932/
Swindll930/
Schwindell891/
Swendell8845/
Swimdell881/
Suindell881/
Swindill881/
Swindeel880/
Swindl861/
Schwindel82251/
Swndeel801/
Swindil801/
Swendel800/
Schwindl75612/
Schwendel71121/
Schweindl7115/
Zwendel670/
Schwendl6333/
Zuendel53143/

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