Sweeny Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sweeny Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sweeny family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 56
Labourer 18
Factory Operative 7
General Servant 6
Servant 6
Agricultural Labourer 5
Laundress 5
Farm Servant 4
Dock Labourer 4
None 4
Tailor 4
Domestic Servant 4
Dress Maker 3
General Dealer 3
Glass Maker 3
Cotton Frame Tenter 3
Cotton Spinner 3
Hawker 3
House Keeper 3
Bricklayer Labourer 3
Worsted Spinner 3
Pensioner 2
Seamstress 2
Silk Weaver 2
Tramps With Mother 2

Sweeny Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sweeney 86% 17,287
2 Sweeny 100% 3,193
3 Swiney 50% 1,670
4 Sweney 67% 982
5 Swaney 50% 413
6 Sawney 50% 358
7 Sweny 83% 147
8 Sweaney 71% 109

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The surname Sweeny is the 2nd most popular variant of Sweeney.

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