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 328
General Labourer 79
Labourer 42
Coal Miner 33
Cotton Weaver 27
Dock Labourer 24
Hawker 22
Tailor 18
Domestic Servant 16
Laundress 14
Tailoress 13
Farm Labourer 12
Char Woman 11
Living On Own Means 10
General Servant 10
House Keeper 9
Bricklayer Labourer 9
General Servant Domestic 7
Charwoman 7
General Domestic Servant 6
Living On Her Own Means 6
Carter 6
Plasterer 6
Cotton Spinner 5
Shop General Labourer 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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