Swift Name Meaning: A nickname for a 'fast runner','fleet'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin & is unique as the name hasn't changed from its original spelling of over one thousand years ago.
Discover how your Swift ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 19 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 24 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 300 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 508 |
| Devon | 40 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 171 |
| Essex | 121 |
| Gloucestershire | 64 |
| Hampshire | 73 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 24 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 31 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 297 |
| Lancashire | 2,909 |
| Leicestershire | 242 |
| Lincolnshire | 177 |
| London | 717 |
| Middlesex | 211 |
| Northumberland | 64 |
| Norfolk | 28 |
| Northamptonshire | 34 |
| Nottinghamshire | 425 |
| Oxfordshire | 23 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 31 |
| Shropshire | 111 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 219 |
| Surrey | 104 |
| Sussex | 81 |
| Staffordshire | 460 |
| Warwickshire | 205 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 94 |
| Yorkshire | 2,908 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 11 |
| Flintshire | 12 |
| Glamorgan | 29 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 45 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 107 |
| Living On Own Means | 95 |
| Cotton Weaver | 83 |
| Dress Maker | 76 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 66 |
| Farmer | 65 |
| Scholar | 62 |
| General Servant Domestic | 53 |
| Domestic Servant | 47 |
| Cook Domestic | 32 |
| Cotton Spinner | 32 |
| Coal Hewer | 31 |
| Coal Miner | 28 |
| House Painter | 25 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 25 |
| Laundress Wash | 25 |
| Charwoman | 24 |
| Tailor | 24 |
| Stone Mason | 24 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 24 |
| Iron Moulder | 22 |
| Butcher | 21 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 21 |
| Servant Domestic | 21 |
| Blacksmith | 21 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Swift | 4,439 |
| John Swift | 4,186 |
| William Swift | 3,745 |
| Elizabeth Swift | 2,680 |
| Thomas Swift | 2,655 |
| Sarah Swift | 2,504 |
| James Swift | 2,192 |
| George Swift | 1,966 |
| Ann Swift | 1,644 |
| Joseph Swift | 1,429 |
| Henry Swift | 1,214 |
| Charles Swift | 1,133 |
| Ellen Swift | 1,126 |
| Jane Swift | 1,122 |
| Alice Swift | 1,000 |
| Annie Swift | 944 |
| Eliza Swift | 869 |
| Margaret Swift | 855 |
| Hannah Swift | 793 |
| Robert Swift | 752 |
| Edward Swift | 711 |
| Emma Swift | 705 |
| Richard Swift | 636 |
| Samuel Swift | 627 |
| Arthur Swift | 599 |