Swinley Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Swinley Surname Definition:

(Eng;) belonging to Swinley; or Dweller at the Swine-Lea [Old English swín + leáh] Swinley, Berks, occurs as 'æt Swinleá’ (dat.) in a land-charter dated a.d. 942.

Swinley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland581:92,3076,478
England481:1,160,79354,689
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Swinley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Eng;) belonging to Swinley; or Dweller at the Swine-Lea [Old English swín + leáh] Swinley, Berks, occurs as 'æt Swinleá’ (dat.) in a land-charter dated a.d. 942.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Swinley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swinley is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Swinley.

How Common Is The Last Name Swinley? popularity and diffusion

Swinley is the 1,369,340th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Swinley are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Swinley is most numerous in Scotland, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 92,307. In Scotland it is mostly found in: Fife, where 57 percent are found, Dundee City, where 14 percent are found and South Ayrshire, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Scotland this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Swinley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swinley has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname increased 446 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 123 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swinley Last Name Statistics demography

Swinley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swinle921/
Swinly920/
Swimley86188/
Swinler8616/
Swinlee861/
Swenley861/
Swinlay860/
Sweenley800/
Swinelle800/
Swenly774/
Schweinle75142/
Schwinler7542/
Schwimley7514/
Schwenley750/
Swemley7117/
Swimler710/
Chuinley670/
Schwimly670/
Schwemley6374/
Schwenler633/
Schuimley630/
Swemle6228/
Schwaennle591/
Swymler570/
Schwemle5343/
Schwenla530/
Swenglie530/

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