Swinerton Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

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

Swinerton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swinnerton,' a parish in Staffordshire, three miles from Stone.

Robert de Swinnerton, Staffordshire: Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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Swinerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
Wales81:196,0527,186
Isle of Man71:7,753762
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Swinerton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swinnerton,' a parish in Staffordshire, three miles from Stone.

Robert de Swinnerton, Staffordshire: Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de Swynnerton, Derbyshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1563. John Swynerton and May Fawnte: Marriage Lic. (London).

1609. Henry Swinarton, London: Register of the University of Oxford.

1617. Randle Swinnerton, of Church Lawton: Wills at Chester.

1802. Married — William Utterston and Henrietta Swinerton: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Swinnerton (Staffs) [The 13th - 14th cent. forms Swinforton, Swineforton point to ‘Swine-ford Farm’ (“the village is near the R. Sow”); but the name of the place evidently changed some time in the 13th cent., as (acc. to Staffs topographers) it occurs as Sulvertone in Domesday-Book and Silverton and Soulverton a.d. 1205-6, implying a pers. name from Old English seolfor, silver + tún, farm, estate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Stafford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

SWYNNERTON: An ancient knightly family of Staffordshire, descended from Sir Roger de Swynnerton, who was lord of the manor of Swynnerton, 34. Edward I.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Swinerton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swinerton is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Swinerton.

How Common Is The Last Name Swinerton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,691,963rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Swinerton live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States Swinerton is most numerous in: Ohio, where 26 percent reside, New Hampshire, where 23 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Swinerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swinerton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 206 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swinerton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Swinerton surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Swinerton last name are 0.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.57% registered to vote for the party.

Swinerton earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.2% more than the national average, earning $53,160 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swinnerton951,310/
Swinnnerton904/
Swionnerton901/
Swenerton8964/
Swinarton8941/
Swynnerton8444/
Swenarton7863/
Swinartin780/
Swain-Horton763/
Snorton75556/
Snerten7550/
Snertinn718/
Snoerdon711/
Snnuertn710/
Sneordon710/
Snorten6340/
Snardon6340/
Snordon6327/
Snir Etton631/
Snortun631/
Sneridan590/
Sneraden590/
Snortunn590/
Snrden530/
Snorden5071/
Snordan500/
Snurden500/

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