Swinnerton Surname

291,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Swinnerton 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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Swinnerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7261:76,7478,667
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
Australia1501:179,97118,195
Wales551:56,2645,128
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Scotland291:184,61410,113
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4111:59,3076,959
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Swinnerton 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

From Swynnerton; a location name in Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Swinnerton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swinnerton has its highest incidence in England. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swinnerton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 291,938th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,563,012 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Swinnerton are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 726 people, or 1 in 76,747. In England it is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 16 percent live, Shropshire, where 16 percent live and West Midlands, where 12 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Swinnerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swinnerton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 966 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 324 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 580 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swinnerton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swinnerton are 24.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.23% registered with the party.

The amount Swinnerton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.21% less than the national average, earning R 70,800 per year; in United States they earn 11.34% more than the national average, earning $48,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.46% more than the national average, earning $55,377 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swinerton95116/
Swinnnerton954/
Swionnerton951/
Swynnerton9044/
Suinnerton900/
Swenerton8464/
Swinarton8441/
Snnuertn780/
Swenarton7463/
Swinartin740/
Swain-Horton733/
Snorton71556/
Snerten7150/
Snertinn678/
Snoerdon671/
Sneordon670/
Snir Etton601/
Snorten5940/
Snardon5940/
Snordon5927/
Snortun591/
Sneraden560/
Sneridan560/

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