Swindon Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Swindon Surname Definition:

(English)Bel. to Swindon; or Dweller at the Swine-Hill [Old English swín + dún] The Wilts place was Suindune in Domesday-Book; the Staffs place Swinedun in the 12th cent. A swindun (‘at swindune'—dat.) occurs in a 9th-cent. Dorset charter (‘C.

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Swindon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1921:290,19822,328
South Africa1641:330,35230,898
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Australia821:329,21628,102
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1811:134,67112,361
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Swindon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English)Bel. to Swindon; or Dweller at the Swine-Hill [Old English swín + dún] The Wilts place was Suindune in Domesday-Book; the Staffs place Swinedun in the 12th cent. A swindun (‘at swindune'—dat.) occurs in a 9th-cent. Dorset charter (‘C.S.’ no. 525).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Swindon Last Name Facts

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

Swindon has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swindon? popularity and diffusion

Swindon is the 544,808th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 36 percent of Swindon reside; 36 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 290,198. In England Swindon is mostly concentrated in: Wiltshire, where 14 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent are found and Surrey, where 11 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Swindon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swindon has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,475 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swindon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swindon last name are 41.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.24% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Swindon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 169.78% more than the national average, earning R 641,100 per year and in United States they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $42,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swindan861/
Swendon860/
Suindon860/
Sbndon771/
Swendan710/
Swindham671/
Swendung671/
Schwendan630/
Suemdon57206/
Sbendan570/
Suendang5380/
Suhaendan506/
Chuendong501/

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