Swindler Surname

205,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Swindler Surname Definition:

(English) One who beat and dressed flax.

Swindler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9661:184,36418,384
Canada431:856,87466,382
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4441:113,10511,218

Swindler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who beat and dressed flax.

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

A maker of swindles, a northern provincialism for spindles.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Swindler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swindler is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swindler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 205,346th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,605,911 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Swindler reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,966 people, or 1 in 184,364. In The United States it is most common in: South Carolina, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 5 percent are found and Kansas, where 4 percent are found. Besides The United States Swindler exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

Swindler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swindler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swindler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swindler surname are 29.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 82.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Swindler earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning $41,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.03% less than the national average, earning $32,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swindlejr943/
Schwindler89184/
Shweindler890/
Swendler8810/
Swimdler881/
Suindler880/
Shwendler821/
Schwindeller807/
Schwendler781,279/
Shuhendler6712/
Schuendler674/

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