Swire Surname

260,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

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.

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Swire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6491:558,48846,038
England4431:125,77412,588
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Jamaica1261:22,7771,897
Australia381:710,41347,396
Wales261:119,0209,008
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Ireland131:362,22614,761
France111:6,038,429280,838
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2881:84,6378,940
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Swyre, co. Dorset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Swire Last Name Facts

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

Swire is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swire? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 260,307th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,829,388 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Swire live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 30 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 649 people, or 1 in 558,488. In The United States Swire is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 15 percent live, Illinois, where 13 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Swire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swire has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,754 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swire Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swire last name are 17.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.76% being registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Swiere9131/
Swireh914/
Switre913/
Swirey912/
Swaire912/
Swiret911/
Sweire911/
Swhire910/
Swir8924/
Swre893/
Swierze8320/
Schwire832/
Sweireh831/
Swuires830/
Switrer830/
Suire805,064/
Swira801,740/
Swiri801,464/
Swier801,313/
Sware80221/
Swere80135/
Swirz8029/
Swird8020/
Swirt8012/
Swure806/
Zwire806/
Sbire805/
Svire804/
Swair804/
Swirp803/
Swyre802/
Sweir802/
Shwir801/
Swirr801/
Shwaired771/
Schwirer770/
Sweere73727/
Swirri73574/
Swarey73344/
Shweir73265/
Swierz73213/
Shwiri7373/
Sweiry7360/
Swerer7338/
Swyres7331/
Swerre7330/
Swiryd7323/
Chwire7323/
Swirth7321/
Swhier7321/
Sweira7321/
Swirid7320/
Suitre7318/
Shwere7318/
Swiryo7314/
Shwiry7313/
Sweret7313/
Swairi7313/
Sweïre7311/
Szware7310/
Schwir739/
Swerei737/
Swered736/
Swiera736/
Svaire735/
Suirez734/
Swyred734/
Swereh734/
Shwair734/
Sbirea733/
Swihrt733/
Szwier733/
Sveire732/
Swiryt732/
Shvire732/
Szwirz732/
Swaira732/
Zwaire731/
Shware731/
Suirie731/
Sweyre731/
Swaree731/
Sweiri731/
Shbire731/
Suirre731/
Shwira731/
Sweisr731/
Swirio731/
Swirra731/
Swirui731/
Sxwiri731/
Swirry731/
Swarea731/
Swayre730/
Suires730/
Suirer730/
Schwiretz713/
Schweires711/
Swer674,769/
Schwier672,770/
Svir67389/
Swierzy67301/
Suir67231/
Swearer67191/
Schwere67137/
Zwir67114/
Schweir6749/
Sweares6744/
Shweiri6737/
Sbir6737/
Sweress6720/
Szwierz6714/
Swerrie6713/
Shwirri6710/
Swierza679/
Shweiry677/
Suirezs676/
Schwair675/
Shwairi674/
S'Weira673/
Sweerey673/
Swairoy672/
Swarrey672/
Sweirzy672/
Sweeres672/
Suhaire672/
Svirets671/
Schwird671/
Shvaire671/
Swarree671/
Sweerea671/
Shweira671/
Sweiari671/
Swerres671/
Suiresz671/
Shuirie671/
Shwaure671/
Svirejs671/
Swyr671/
Shwerer670/
Sweyres670/
Swerrer670/
Sweurer670/
Shuirer670/
Shuiret670/

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