Swaine Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Swaine Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Swaine family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 32
Agricultural Labourer 23
Independent 22
Labourer 18
Stuff Weaver 9
Silk Weaver 8
Worsted Hand Weaver 7
Shoe Maker 6
Blacksmith 6
Silk Throwing 6
Pupil 5
Tailor 5
Male Servant 5
Wool Sorter 5
Carpenter 5
Worsted Weaver 5
Lace Maker 4
Farmer 4
Dress Maker 4
Painter 4
Weaver 4
Merchant 4
Joiner 3
Overlooker 3
Wool Comber 3

Swaine Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Swain 83% 39,675
2 Swan 67% 39,286
3 Swaine 100% 9,553
4 Oswin 50% 2,352
5 Swayne 83% 1,922
6 Swine 83% 752
7 Swin 67% 686
8 Swane 83% 463
9 Sewin 50% 192
10 Sween 50% 192
11 Swanne 83% 178
12 Sowen 33% 177
13 Sawn 50% 131
14 Aswin 50% 115
15 Sawin 50% 104
16 Swen 50% 102

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The surname Swaine is the 3rd most popular variant of Swain.

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