Swithen Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Swithen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Swithin'; compare local Swithinbank.

Thomas Swethyne, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1609. Baptised-Anne, d. William Swythen: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1751.

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Swithen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Swithen (171) may also be a first name.

Swithen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Swithin'; compare local Swithinbank.

Thomas Swethyne, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1609. Baptised-Anne, d. William Swythen: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1751. Married-John Tuckman and Margaret Swithin: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

SWITHIN: From the Old English personal name Swiþhun. Donald Swyithne, one of the chaplains of the choir of the cathedral church of Dornoch, 1512 (OPS., II, p. 623).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Swíþhun = Strong Hun [Old English swíþ, strong]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

SWITHIN: A well-known Anglo-Sax. personal name, rendered illustrious by St. Swithin, bishop of Winchester, who died A.D. 862.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Swithen Last Name Facts

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

Swithen is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swithen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swithen is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Swithen are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 698,971st most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 171 people.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is primarily found in: Kent, where 33 percent reside, Greater London, where 33 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 33 percent reside. Not including England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Swithen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swithen has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Switen929/
Switten86358/
Swithin8652/
Swieten8643/
Swisthn861/
Swethen861/
Szwiten861/
Sweiten860/
Sweathen801/
Sweten7736/
Suiten778/
Switin773/
Switeń771/
Schwieten7515/
Sweeten712,989/
Switynk7111/
Swetten716/
Schwichten714/
Schwistein712/
Svithin711/
Suitten711/
Swyteen710/
Schweitgen710/
Sweaten710/
Suethen710/
Schuiten67384/
Swijtink6755/
Sweetten6755/
Switijnk6730/
Schweistein6721/
Suethuen673/
Sweetgen671/
Sweeteen671/
Swaistyn671/
Swetteng671/
Svitienė671/
Switting670/
Suitheam670/
Shuisten670/

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