Swynnerton
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From either:
- Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Swinford, the swine ford'.
- Old English swille (“a sloppy or liquid mess”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Swilford, the dirty ford'.
- Old English swan or swān (“herdsman”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Swanford, the herdsmen's or swan's ford'.
- Old English sumor (“summer”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Somerford, the summer ford'.
Proper noun
Swynnerton (countable and uncountable, plural Swynnertons)
- A village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8535).
- A habitational surname.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Swynnerton is the 84230th most common surname in England, belonging to 25 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Swynnerton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.