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Swingewood Family History

Swingewood Surname Meaning

Perhaps an altered form of Swineshead, the original name of Swinchurch (in Chapel Corlton, Staffs) denotes a headland shaped like a pig's head (Old English swīn ‘pig’ in the genitive singular + Old English heafod ‘head’).

The second element of the place-name was altered to -church in the 19th century. The re-formation of Swinshead as Swing(e)wood and Swinswood is suggested by Tooth, citing surnames from the parish of Seighford (Staffs): Roger Swinshed 1631; Roger Swineshutt 1666; Thomas Swingwood 1797; Jane Swingewood 1797; George Swinswood 1907.

See (2) however for an alternative derivation. Alternatively, a variant of Swinford with the substitution of -wood for -ford.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Swingewood families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Swingewood family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1891 and 1920. The most Swingewood families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 5 Swingewood families living in Derbyshire. This was about 24% of all the recorded Swingewood's in United Kingdom. Derbyshire had the highest population of Swingewood families in 1891.
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What did your Swingewood ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Builders Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Swingewood. 100% of Swingewood men worked as a Builders Labourer and 62% of Swingewood women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Builders Labourer
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    62%
  • Domestic Servant
    15%
  • Domestic Duties Unpaid
    9%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dut
    9%

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