Swinford Surname

106,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,386 people bear this surname

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

Swinford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swinford,' parishes in Leicestershire and Staffordshire; also a tithing in the parish of Cumnor, Berkshire.

William de Swyneford, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Swynneford, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

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Swinford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0571:89,34210,048
England2251:247,63620,113
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Wales321:96,7047,743
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4421:113,61711,247

Swinford (28) may also be a first name.

Swinford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swinford,' parishes in Leicestershire and Staffordshire; also a tithing in the parish of Cumnor, Berkshire.

William de Swyneford, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Swynneford, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1626. Baptised — Marye, d. Peeter Swinford: Reg. Canterbury Cath.

1633. — Elizabeth, d. Peter Swinforde: ibid.

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

SWINEFORD: Local. William de Svineford, cleric of the bishop of Glasgow, 1255-6 (Soltre, p. 34), witnessed a gift to the church of Glasgow, c. 1260 (REG., p. 177). William of Swineford witnessed grant to the Abbey of Kilwinning, 1286 (Pap. Lett., I, p. 383). From one or other of the English places of the name.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Swinford; or Dweller at the Swine-Ford [Old English swín (occasionally swyn) + ford] “Ærest on swynford. of swinforda [dat.] ...”

(First to Swinford; from S_________...)— 10th-cent. Staffs Charter; Cartularium Saxonicum no. 1023.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Leicester and Stafford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Swinford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swinford is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Swinford.

How Common Is The Last Name Swinford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 106,552nd most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,661,547 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Swinford are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,057 people, or 1 in 89,342. In The United States Swinford is most numerous in: Indiana, where 11 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Swinford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swinford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 918 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Swinford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Swinford surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Swinford are 24.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Swinford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 426.87% more than the national average, earning R 1,252,040 per year; in United States they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning $42,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning $46,686 CAD per year.

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