Swainston
English edit
Etymology edit
Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Elwick, County Durham, from the Old Norse personal name Sveinn + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun edit
Swainston (plural Swainstons)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Swainston is the 40610th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 538 individuals. Swainston is most common among White (94.61%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Swainston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.