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
School 366
Farm Labourer 36
Private Means 29
General Labourer 26
General Servant (domestic) 26
Farmer 25
None 23
Labourer 20
Coal Miner Hewer 20
Scholar 19
Dressmaker 16
Clerk 15
House Keeper 15
Domestic Servant 15
At Home 13
Carpenter 11
School Boy 11
Errand Boy 11
Home 11
Assisting In Business 10
Charwoman 10
House Painter 10
Shop Assistant 10
Butcher 10
Coal Miner (hewer) 9

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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