Sawney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sawney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sawney family

Profession Census Frequency
School 6
Domestic Servant 2
Assisting Tobbocconist 2
(house) Painter & Paperhanger 2
Old Age Pensioner 2
Shop Assistant 2
Blacksmith Striker 1
Carman 1
Coal Merchant 1
Housemaid Domestic 1
Labourer General 1
Motor Fitter 1
Accountant Clerk 1
Bookkeeper Artist Warehosuman Brush 1
Drapers Shop Assistant 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Newspaper Representative 1
Repairer Gilder Locqerer Etc 1
Tobbocconist 1
Coachman Domestic 1
Private Means 1
Domestic Servant (butler) 1
Commercial Traveller 1
Superintendant Engineer 1
Bricklayers Labourer 1

Sawney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sweeney 57% 17,287
2 Sweeny 50% 3,193
3 Swiney 67% 1,670
4 Sweney 67% 982
5 Swaney 67% 413
6 Sawney 100% 358
7 Sweny 50% 147
8 Sweaney 57% 109

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The surname Sawney is the 6th most popular variant of Sweeney.

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