Sweates Family History

Sweates Surname Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

Similar surnames: Swales, Swiatek, Swets, Swatek, Sheats, Spates, Skates, Seats, Sweatt, Sweat

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Where is the Sweates family from?

You can see how Sweates families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sweates family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there was 1 Sweates family living in Cheshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Sweates's in United Kingdom. Cheshire had the highest population of Sweates families in 1891.

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What did your Sweates ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Sweates.

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Sweates Surname Meaning

Where is the Sweates family from?

What did your Sweates ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Sweates.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

100%

What is the average Sweates lifespan?

Sweates Family History

Sweates Surname Meaning

33 record(s) for Sweates

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Sweates Surname Meaning

33 record(s) for Sweates

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Where is the Sweates family from?

What did your Sweates ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

What Sweates family records will you find?

Census Record

You've only scratched the surface of Sweates family history

What is the average Sweates lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Sweates family tree

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