Sword Surname

75,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Sword Surname Definition:

This surname is a corrupt form of the old personal name Siward, which see, famous in early Scottish history from its having been borne by the victor over Macbeth at the battle of Dunsinnan in 1054. John Swerd, Scotsman, who had a safe conduct into England in 1398, may be the John Swerde, master of a ship of Archambaud (Archibald), earl of Douglas, in 1405 (Bain, IV, 504,697).

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Sword Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9861:90,93310,216
England7511:74,1928,438
Canada3861:95,45510,394
Scotland3511:15,2531,912
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Australia1361:198,49819,506
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Luxembourg441:13,1942,619
American Samoa411:1,360222
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
China351:39,066,3302,096
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Wales161:193,40812,484
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Austria111:774,13064,097
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
India81:95,883,173728,828
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
France61:11,070,454349,096
Cook Islands61:3,030708
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3631:10,3121,308
England2331:104,61510,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4301:116,78811,473

Sword (187) may also be a first name.

Sword Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is a corrupt form of the old personal name Siward, which see, famous in early Scottish history from its having been borne by the victor over Macbeth at the battle of Dunsinnan in 1054. John Swerd, Scotsman, who had a safe conduct into England in 1398, may be the John Swerde, master of a ship of Archambaud (Archibald), earl of Douglas, in 1405 (Bain, IV, 504,697). Alexander Suerd was burgess of Linlithgow in 1536 (Johnsoun), Malcolm Sword, son of umquhile Christopher Sword, appears in Stirling in 1628, and Patrick Sword was treasurer of that burgh in 1631 (SBR., p. 162,165, 289), and burgess in 1646 (Inquis., 3122). Decree was obtained against James Suerd in 1531 (Cambus., 203), James Sourd or Suord was chosen Commissioner of the Kingdom for St. Andrews in 1653 (John Lamont, Diary, p. 46), and three individuals named Sword were residents in the parish of Borrjue in 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 567). Suorde 1641.

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

From the weapon. It has several compounds, as Brownsword, Greensword, Longsword, &c.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Swords, a town and parish of Ireland, co. Dublin.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Radulphus Espde, Normandy 1180-95 and 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John de Espey, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

— The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Svertingr; from the Frisian, Sweerd; from the Dutch, Sweertz; from the French, Sourdes; a personal name.

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

Sword Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 17 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Sword Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sword is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sword? popularity and diffusion

Sword is the 75,472nd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,120,644 people. The last name Sword is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Sword reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sword is also the 665,130th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 187 people.

The last name Sword is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,986 people, or 1 in 90,933. In The United States Sword is most frequent in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, Kentucky, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States Sword exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Sword Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sword has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sword last name grew 927 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 322 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 3 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sword Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sword surname is predominantly Catholic (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sword are 12.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sword earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning $40,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% less than the national average, earning $49,537 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swourd910/
Swoords831/
Swourds830/
Sward801,861/
Swärd80422/
Swort8035/
Svord807/
Swerd803/
Suord802/
Sbord800/
Schwordt770/
Swardt73185/
Swärdh73145/
Swortz7390/
Sworts7349/
Swardh7316/
Sworth7312/
Swardz739/
Åswärd733/
Swerdt732/
Swerdh732/
Suhord731/
Sweurd731/
Shvord731/
Shward730/
Swartd730/
Schwerd67225/
Souhard67185/
Åswärdh6713/
Schward678/
Shwerdt674/
Shuhord672/
Shwortz672/
Shworts672/
Swardts671/
Szwerdt671/
Szwardz671/
Shwards671/
Swaurds670/
Schwort670/
Shwartd670/
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