Swier
See also: swier
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Swier (plural Swiers)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Swier is the 39960th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 549 individuals. Swier is most common among White (95.99%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Swier”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as scherwigen in 1246. Etymology unknown. According to one hypothesis, the toponym is derived from Latin *carrucaria (“ploughland”). Compare Baaks-Sweijer.
See also Limburgish Zjwier, Sjwier.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Swier n
- A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN