Dutch: nickname for a dark-haired or swarthy person (see
Swets).
Americanized spelling of Slovenian Svet, a
nickname from the adjective svet ‘holy’ (most likely), or
possibly from the noun svet, which has various meanings,
including ‘world’, ‘advice’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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