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
General Labourer 3
Machinist 2
Dock Labourer 2
Under Ground Colliery Labourer 2
Coal Miner 1
Colliery Labourer Under Ground 1
Cotton Operative 1
Cotton Weaver 1
General Domestic Servant 1
House Work 1
Iron Foundry Labourer 1
Labourer Cotton Waste Mill 1
Licenser Beer House 1
Mariner Fireman 1
Office Cleaner 1
School 1
Navvy 1
Shoe Heel Metal Gauger 1
Living On Own Means 1
Labourer 1
Shipwright H M 1
Game Keeper 1
Boiler Maker 1
School Teacher 1
Bricklayerslabourer 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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