Sweat Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sweat Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sweat family

Profession Census Frequency
State Quarryman 4
Scholar 3
Coal Miner 3
Farm Servant 2
Retired Silk Winder Up 1
Domestic House Keeper 1
General Labourer 1
General Servant 1
Grocer & Beer Retailer 1
Tobacconist 1
Labourer 1
Vest Maker 1
Burcher 1
House Keeper 1
House Maid 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Gloveriss 1
Living On Her Own Means 1
Parlour Maid Domestic Servant 1
Retried Collier 1

Sweat Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sweet 80% 19,559
2 Swait 60% 238
3 Sweett 67% 231
4 Swett 80% 164
5 Sewett 67% 158
6 Swaite 50% 112
7 Sweat 100% 106

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The surname Sweat is the 7th most popular variant of Sweet.

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