Swindle Surname
Approximately 6,521 people bear this surname
Swindle Surname Definition:
Swindell and its variants are derived from Swindale, a chapelry of Shap in the former country of Westmorland.
Read More About This SurnameSwindle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,106 | 1:59,361 | 7,017 |
| England | 250 | 1:222,872 | 18,741 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Northern Ireland | 45 | 1:41,001 | 3,772 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:121,678 | 7,769 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 84 | 1:52,737 | 4,367 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 292 | 1:83,477 | 8,866 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:143,970 | 6,132 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 924 | 1:54,349 | 6,107 |
Swindle 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
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.
(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, co. Westmoreland.
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.
Swindle Demographics
Average Swindle Salary in
United States
$39,892 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Swindle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swindle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Swindle is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swindle? popularity and diffusion
Swindle is the 75,284th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,117,550 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Swindle live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 6,106 people, or 1 in 59,361. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 16 percent live, Alabama, where 15 percent live and Tennessee, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Swindle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Swindle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swindle surname rose 661 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Swindle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Swindle surname is principally Anglican (65%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Swindle last name are 13.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.96% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Swindle earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.55% less than the national average, earning $39,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning $55,432 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swindley | 93 | 555 | / |
| Swindles | 93 | 167 | / |
| Swindele | 93 | 3 | / |
| Swindlle | 93 | 1 | / |
| Swindlee | 93 | 1 | / |
| Schwindle | 88 | 15 | / |
| Swindelle | 88 | 4 | / |
| D'Swindle | 88 | 1 | / |
| Swindlles | 88 | 1 | / |
| Swindless | 88 | 1 | / |
| Swindleys | 88 | 0 | / |
| Swyndle | 86 | 10 | / |
| Suindle | 86 | 0 | / |
| Swindly | 86 | 0 | / |
| Swindelles | 82 | 15 | / |
| Schweindle | 82 | 0 | / |
| Swindail | 80 | 114 | / |
| Swendler | 80 | 10 | / |
| Swimdler | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suindler | 80 | 0 | / |
| Swindeall | 75 | 5 | / |
| Schwindli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shwendler | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schwendle | 75 | 1 | / |
| Swindella | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schwindeller | 74 | 7 | / |
| Schwendele | 71 | 126 | / |
| Schwindgel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souendle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shuhendler | 59 | 12 | / |
| Schuendler | 59 | 4 | / |
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