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Sweed Family History

Sweed Surname Meaning

Americanized form of Swedish Sveed, itself a variant of Sved: habitational name from a farm name found in Dalarna (Sweden) and in Ostrobothnia (Finland) meaning ‘burnt land’.

Arabic (Egypt and the Levant): variant of Suwaid, the standard diminutive from the Arabic root s-w-d ‘black’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Sweed families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sweed family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sweed families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 20 Sweed families living in Yorkshire. This was about 19% of all the recorded Sweed's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Sweed families in 1891.
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What did your Sweed ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Sweed. 100% of Sweed women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 553 immigration records available for the last name Sweed. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 390 military records available for the last name Sweed. For the veterans among your Sweed ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sweed lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Sweed life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1990, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Sweed in 1963 was 69, and 62 in 2004.

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