Swindells Surname

109,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Swindells 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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Swindells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7011:20,6292,920
United States3871:936,58670,075
Australia3771:71,6078,462
Canada2131:172,98417,319
New Zealand1801:25,1574,394
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Scotland541:99,1456,812
Wales461:67,2725,910
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
France181:3,690,151224,666
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9081:12,7751,924
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Swindells 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

Pl., and genit., of Swindell, Swindle.

But the Chesh. Swindells are said to owe their name to a spot called Swyndelves [Old English ge)delf, a ditch, trench] in the 14th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

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

Swindells Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swindells occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swindells? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 109,617th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,716,736 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Swindells reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Swindells is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 2,701 people, or 1 in 20,629. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 28 percent live, Cheshire, where 12 percent live and Lancashire, where 7 percent live. Not including England Swindells is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Swindells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swindells has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Swindells last name increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 806 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 657 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swindells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swindells surname are 4.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.35% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swindells earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.84% less than the national average, earning R 161,964 per year; in United States they earn 21.75% more than the national average, earning $52,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $51,307 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swindelles9515/
Swindeells951/
Swinndells950/
Swindels948/
Swindlls940/
Swindlles891/
Swindills890/
Swindls880/
Swindellsová861/
Swindles82167/
Swindless781/

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