Swires Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Swires Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Swires family

Profession Census Frequency
School 22
At Home 5
Farmer 5
Farm Labourer 3
Dressmaker 3
Foreman 2
Housewife 2
Assists On Farm 2
Butcher 2
General Labourer 2
Weaver Cotton Weaving 2
Working On Farm Farmer's Son 2
House Duties 1
Householder 1
Housework 1
Jack Farmer Tenter, Carp Room 1
Joiner 1
Learning Spinning (cotton) 1
Millwright 1
Retired Setting Machine Tenter 1
School Boy 1
Selfacton Minder 1
Servant Domestic 1
Setter On Carp Room 1
Tin & Copper Smith Diary Work 1

Swires Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Swires 100% 1,163
2 Sawers 50% 634
3 Sowers 50% 466
4 Swiers 67% 264
5 Sewers 50% 108

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

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