Swales Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Swales Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Swales family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 384
Farmer 35
Cotton Weaver 31
General Labourer 24
Hawker 21
Agricultural Labourer 20
Dress Maker 19
Domestic Servant 17
Butcher 16
Labourer 13
Living On Own Means 13
General Servant Domestic 12
Farm Servant 12
General Servant 12
Farm Labourer 11
Coal Miner 10
Farmers Son 9
Blacksmith 9
Living On Her Own Means 9
Farmer's Son 7
Grocer 7
Ironstone Miner 7
Worsted Weaver 7
Laundress 6
Shoe Maker 6

Swales Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Swales 100% 14,702
2 Swailes 86% 1,980
3 Sowles 67% 476
4 Swails 67% 305

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The surname Swales is the most popular version of all its varients

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