Sweeney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sweeney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sweeney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 223
Labourer 75
Agricultural Labourer 20
Servant 19
Dock Labourer 17
House Servant 17
General Servant 15
Cotton Factory Worker 13
House Keeper 12
Tailor 12
Hawker 12
Shoe Maker 12
Laundress 10
Cotton Weaver 9
General Labourer 8
Farm Labourer 7
Ag Labourer 6
Wife Of Above 6
Private 6
Railway Labourer 6
Bricklayer Labourer 6
Nurse 5
None 5
Brush Maker 5
Char Woman 5

Sweeney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sweeney 100% 17,287
2 Sweeny 86% 3,193
3 Swiney 71% 1,670
4 Sweney 86% 982
5 Swaney 71% 413
6 Sawney 57% 358
7 Sweny 71% 147
8 Sweaney 86% 109

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

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