Soward Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Soward Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Soward family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 41
Employed At Paper Mills 5
Lead Miner 4
House Keeper 3
Butcher 3
Assistant To Above 3
Laundress 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
House Maid 2
Labourer 2
Stone Mason 2
Woollen Cloth Weaver 2
Footman 1
Fundholder 1
General Serv 1
Governess 1
Hat Trimmer 1
Hatter 1
Heberet Sasher 1
House Painter 1
House Proprietor 1
House Servant 1
Law Clerk 1
Master Builder 1
Sawyer 1

Soward Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Seward 83% 12,479
2 Seaward 71% 4,359
3 Saward 83% 3,737
4 Sword 67% 1,696
5 Soward 100% 1,231
6 Sward 83% 403

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The surname Soward is the 5th most popular variant of Seward.

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