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
Living On Own Means 40
General Labourer 33
General Servant Domestic 27
Tailoress 20
Scholar 19
Dress Maker 18
Cook Domestic 17
Farmer 15
Coal Miner Hewer 13
Charwoman 12
House Painter 12
Carpenter 11
Domestic Servant 11
Laundress Wash 10
Blacksmith 9
Dressmaker 8
Servant Domestic 8
Stone Mason 7
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 7
At School 7
Farm Labourer 7
Butcher 6
Market Gardener 6
Agricultural Labourer 6
School 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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