Swinglehurst Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Swinglehurst Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swindlehurst.' This is a North-English surname, but I cannot find the precise locality. It is quite clear that Swinglehurst is a corruption of Swindlehurst; v. Swindell and Hurst. The meaning would seem to be 'the wood in the swine-dale.

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Swinglehurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1501:371,45426,286
Wales171:182,03112,022
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Swinglehurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swindlehurst.' This is a North-English surname, but I cannot find the precise locality. It is quite clear that Swinglehurst is a corruption of Swindlehurst; v. Swindell and Hurst. The meaning would seem to be 'the wood in the swine-dale.'

1576. John Swinlehurst, of Chepin: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1594. William Swindlehurst, of Clitheroe: Wills at Chester.

1623. Baptised — Richard, s. Roger Swinglehurst: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1635. William Swinglehurst, of Chepin: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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

For Swindlehurst, q.v. [cp. ‘shingle’ from ‘shindle’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Swinglehurst Last Name Facts

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

Swinglehurst is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swinglehurst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swinglehurst is the 1,222,957th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Swinglehurst live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 371,454. In England it is most prevalent in: Cumbria, where 17 percent are found, Kent, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England Swinglehurst is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Swinglehurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swinglehurst has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 242 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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