Swinscoe Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Swinscoe Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Swinscoe (Staffs), 13th cent. Swyneskow, Swiniscow = the Swine-Wood [Old Norse suín + skóg-r (Dano-Norwegian skov), a wood]

Swinscoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5771:96,56510,260
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
France121:5,535,227269,324
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malta11:430,2723,380
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2261:107,85610,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Swinscoe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Swinscoe (Staffs), 13th cent. Swyneskow, Swiniscow = the Swine-Wood [Old Norse suín + skóg-r (Dano-Norwegian skov), a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Swinscoe Last Name Facts

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

Swinscoe has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swinscoe? popularity and diffusion

Swinscoe is the 430,675th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 9,109,432 people. The surname Swinscoe occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Swinscoe reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 577 people, or 1 in 96,565. In England Swinscoe is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 36 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent are found. Outside of England it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Swinscoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swinscoe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swinscoe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Swinscoe last name are 20.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.53% registered with the party.

Swinscoe earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning $43,457 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swinsccoe946/
Swinsco938/
Swimscoe881/
Swinccoe880/
Swinskoe880/
Swinsick75110/
Swinskey7510/
Swineske750/
Sweinskie710/
Swinski67101/
Swinsky6757/
Swensek672/
Swanseg671/
Swincik671/
Szwinsk671/

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