Sweney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sweney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sweney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 34
Labourer 9
General Labourer 6
General Servant 3
Domestic Servant 2
Seaman 2
Labourer Iron Works 2
Engine Fitter 2
Capt Riffe ?? Private Secretary 1
Cook 1
Barmaid 1
Brick Layers Labourer 1
Cotton Reeler 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Horse Man Agricultural Labourer 1
House Keeper 1
Housemaid 1
Navy 1
Student Science 1
Page 1
Articled Clerk Low 1
Grocer Assistant 1
Tin Plate Worker 1
Employed In Nunnery 1
Wife 1

Sweney Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Sweney is the 4th most popular variant of Sweeney.

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