Swan Name Meaning: From an Old English personal name 'Swein' & in turn from the Old Norse name 'Sveinn'.
First found in Lanarkshire & was a nickname given to a person noted for purity or excellence, or resembling a swan in some other way.
Discover how your Swan ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 14 |
| Buckinghamshire | 14 |
| Berkshire | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 63 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 73 |
| Cornwall | 26 |
| Cumberland | 28 |
| Derbyshire | 58 |
| Devon | 21 |
| Dorset | 12 |
| Durham | 588 |
| Essex | 379 |
| Gloucestershire | 32 |
| Hampshire | 131 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 123 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 542 |
| Lancashire | 406 |
| Leicestershire | 71 |
| Lincolnshire | 33 |
| London | 913 |
| Middlesex | 262 |
| Northumberland | 577 |
| Norfolk | 69 |
| Northamptonshire | 143 |
| Nottinghamshire | 35 |
| Oxfordshire | 11 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 12 |
| Suffolk | 179 |
| Somerset | 29 |
| Surrey | 245 |
| Sussex | 112 |
| Staffordshire | 124 |
| Warwickshire | 82 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 27 |
| Worcestershire | 21 |
| Yorkshire | 256 |
| Anglesey | 2 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 45 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 528 |
| Farm Labourer | 54 |
| General Labourer | 52 |
| Private Means | 41 |
| None | 38 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 34 |
| Labourer | 33 |
| Domestic Servant | 28 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 27 |
| General Servant Domestic | 21 |
| Clerk | 19 |
| Dressmaker | 18 |
| Fisherman | 17 |
| Bricklayer | 16 |
| House Keeper | 16 |
| Shop Assistant | 16 |
| Labourer On Farm | 15 |
| Housekeeper | 15 |
| At Home | 14 |
| Carpenter | 14 |
| Dress Maker | 14 |
| Farmer | 14 |
| Blacksmith | 14 |
| Carman | 13 |
| Laundress | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Swan | 2,614 |
| Mary Swan | 2,518 |
| John Swan | 2,307 |
| Elizabeth Swan | 1,581 |
| George Swan | 1,429 |
| James Swan | 1,373 |
| Thomas Swan | 1,358 |
| Sarah Swan | 1,288 |
| Jane Swan | 923 |
| Robert Swan | 820 |
| Ann Swan | 816 |
| Charles Swan | 757 |
| Margaret Swan | 666 |
| Joseph Swan | 658 |
| Henry Swan | 655 |
| Ellen Swan | 542 |
| Eliza Swan | 529 |
| Emma Swan | 493 |
| Alice Swan | 477 |
| Edward Swan | 460 |
| Hannah Swan | 407 |
| Richard Swan | 400 |
| Annie Swan | 388 |
| Alfred Swan | 381 |
| Emily Swan | 360 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swain | 80% | 39,675 |
| 2 | Swan | 100% | 39,286 |
| 3 | Swann | 80% | 21,620 |
| 4 | Swaine | 67% | 9,553 |
| 5 | Oswin | 60% | 2,352 |
| 6 | Swine | 60% | 752 |
| 7 | Swin | 75% | 686 |
| 8 | Swane | 80% | 463 |
| 9 | Sewin | 60% | 192 |
| 10 | Sween | 60% | 192 |
| 11 | Sowen | 60% | 177 |
| 12 | Sawn | 50% | 131 |
| 13 | Aswin | 60% | 115 |
| 14 | Sawin | 60% | 104 |
| 15 | Swen | 75% | 102 |
The surname Swan is the 2nd most popular variant of Swain.