Swainson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Swainson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Swainson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 82
Agricultural Labourer 6
General Servant 5
Coal Miner 4
House Servant 4
House Keeper 3
Boarding School Mistress 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Farmers Wife 3
Tailor 3
Wife 3
Shirt Maker 3
Blacksmith 3
Bobbin Perparer 3
Wife Of Above 3
Teacher 2
Iron Founder 2
Charwoman 2
Draper's Assistant 2
Dress Maker 2
Farmer's Son 2
Solicitor Articled Clerk 2
Husbandman 2
Linsey Weaver 2
Railway Labourer 2

Swainson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Swainson 100% 4,391
2 Swanson 88% 4,233
3 Swinson 88% 2,756
4 Swenson 75% 441

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

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