Sweet Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sweet Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sweet family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 198
Agricultural Labourer 77
Labourer 37
House Servant 30
Farm Labourer 19
Glover 18
Servant 16
Pauper 14
At Home 13
Carpenter 13
Dress Maker 13
Wife Of Above 11
Laundress 10
Annuitant 9
Cordwainer 9
Coal Miner 9
Farm Servant 8
General Servant 8
House Keeper 8
Miner 8
Copper Miner 7
Agricultural Labourer's Son 7
Fund Holder 7
Joiner 6
Mason 6

Sweet Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sweet 100% 19,559
2 Swait 60% 238
3 Sweett 83% 231
4 Swett 80% 164
5 Sewett 67% 158
6 Swaite 50% 112
7 Sweat 80% 106

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

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