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 412
Agricultural Labourer 65
Labourer 62
General Servant 25
Domestic Servant 24
Laundress 17
Annuitant 14
Shoe Maker 14
Coal Miner 14
Painter 12
Dress Maker 12
Farm Labourer 12
Servant 12
Glover 12
Butcher 12
Carpenter 10
Farm Servant 9
Gardener 9
Cook 8
Mason 8
Nurse 7
Milliner 7
Pauper 7
Tin Miner 7
Wife 7

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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