Sword Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sword Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sword family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 24
Agricultural Labourer 6
Laundress 3
Dress Maker 2
Annuitant 2
House Servant 2
Water Man 2
Coal Miner 1
Glass Packer 1
Boarding House Keeper 1
Dealer In Ladies Slippers 1
Laping Frame Tenter 1
Tailor 1
At Home 1
Coach Wheeler 1
Cook 1
Errand Boy 1
House Maid 1
Labourer 1
Landed Proprietor 1
Ostler & Waiter 1
Pauper 1
Porter To Iron Manager 1
Scholar At Home 1
Supported By Family 1

Sword Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Seward 67% 12,479
2 Seaward 57% 4,359
3 Saward 67% 3,737
4 Sword 100% 1,696
5 Soward 67% 1,231
6 Sward 80% 403
7 Sord 80% 183

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The surname Sword is the 4th most popular variant of Seward.

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