Sworder Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sworder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the sworder,' a blade smith,' a maker of swords. Middle English swerd.

John le Serdere, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

John Swerder. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

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Sworder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:484,50531,272
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States111:32,950,812797,015
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113

Sworder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the sworder,' a blade smith,' a maker of swords. Middle English swerd.

John le Serdere, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

John Swerder. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Henry Swerder. Rolls of Parliament.

William Serdier, Close Roll, 16 Edward III.

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

(English) Sword - Maker [Middle English swerder; from (with agential suff. -er) Old English sweord, a sword]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A sword-player, or a juggler with swords. For a description of this medieval pastime, see Strutt's Sports and Pastimes, Edit. 1834. p. 259.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sworder Last Name Facts

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

Sworder occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sworder? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,343,156th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Sworder reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Sworder is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 484,505. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Kent, where 23 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent live. Besides England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Sworder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sworder has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sworder last name decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sworder Last Name Statistics demography

Sworder earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 31.83% more than the national average, earning $65,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sworde9213/
Schworder880/
Swordes866/
Swarder861/
Swerder860/
Swordest803/
Swordeid800/
Swordy77158/
Swarde770/
Schwarder7513/
Schwerder751/
Swardie711/
Schwarde672/
Swardhie671/

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