Swords Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Swords Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Swords family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 15
Labourer 4
Agricultural Labourer 2
Boiler Maker 2
Frame Work Knitter 2
Labourer Iron Works 1
Coal Miner 1
Colliery Agent 1
Dressmaker 1
Sapper Royal Engineer 1
Cigar Maker 1
Domestic Servant 1
Frame Senter Cotton 1
Assistant Confectioner 1
Boot Maker 1
Confectioner 1
Dress Maker 1
Pupil Teacher 1
Mariner 1
Bar Maid 1
General Servant 1
Mason Apprentice 1
Plasterer Employing 5 Men & 1 Boy 1
Rag Sorter 1
Rolling Mill Labourer 1

Swords Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sewards 71% 1,332
2 Swords 100% 606
3 Swordes 86% 217

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The surname Swords is the 2nd most popular variant of Sewards.

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