Swailes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Swailes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Swailes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 21
Hawker 5
Labourer 5
Cotton Mill Operative 5
Employed On Farm 4
Cotton Weaver 3
Servant 3
Cotton Piecer 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Cotton Winder 2
Dyer 2
Throstle Spinner Factory 2
Laundrefs 2
Hawker Of Earthenware 2
Joiner & Wheelwright 2
Laundress 2
Packing Weaver 2
Warehouse Boy 2
Woollen Weaver 2
Retired Coachmaker 1
Bread Baker 1
Iron Labourer 1
Labourer & Outpensioner 1
Reeping Lodgers 1
Roman Catholic Priest 1

Swailes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Swales 86% 14,702
2 Swailes 100% 1,980
3 Sowles 57% 476
4 Swails 86% 305

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The surname Swailes is the 2nd most popular variant of Swales.

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