Swire Surname
Approximately 1,509 people bear this surname
Swire Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the squire,' early corrupted to Swyer or Swire.
Ricardus Sqwyer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Swyer, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Swyer, 1379: ibid.
1618. Baptised — Anna, d.
Read More About This SurnameSwire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 649 | 1:558,488 | 46,038 |
| England | 443 | 1:125,774 | 12,588 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| Jamaica | 126 | 1:22,777 | 1,897 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 288 | 1:84,637 | 8,940 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:82,548 | 3,796 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
Swire (30) may also be a first name.
Swire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the squire,' early corrupted to Swyer or Swire.
Ricardus Sqwyer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Swyer, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Swyer, 1379: ibid.
1618. Baptised — Anna, d. of John Squire, vulgaritur, John Swyer, of Skipton: Reg. Skipton Ch.
In the same church is a mural tablet to John Swire, 1760.
1807. Married — William Coates and Mary Swyer: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 a nickname from some peculiarity of the Neck [Middle English swire, swyer, swyre, swiere, swere, etc., Old English swéora (= Old Norse suíri), the neck] 2 Dweller at a Swire [Dialectal English swire, 'a hollow near the top of a nill’; etym. as1] Cp. the Dorset place-name Swyre.
(rarely) 3 Cousin [Old English swéor (= Ger. schwieger-) (Anglo-French-Latin) a weak form of Squire, q.v.
Swyre, co. Dorset.
Swire Demographics
Average Swire Salary in
United States
$48,341 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Swire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Swire is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Swire? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 260,307th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,829,388 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Swire reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 30 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 649 people, or 1 in 558,488. In The United States Swire is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 15 percent reside, Illinois, where 13 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside. Beside The United States Swire exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.
Swire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Swire has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Swire last name grew 1,754 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 137 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Swire Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Swire are 17.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.76% being registered with the political party.
The amount Swire earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.03% more than the national average, earning $48,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.02% more than the national average, earning $57,641 CAD per year.
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