The swingle Surname
swingle Name Meaning and History
- English: metonymic occupational name for a worker in the linen or hemp industry, from Middle English swingle ‘swingle’, a wooden implement used for beating flax or hemp (Middle Dutch swinghel, from the verb ‘to swing’).
- Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Zwingel, a topographic name from Middle High German zwingel ‘citadel’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Alexander Swingle Descendents | Marlene Swingle | 2 |
| Swingle Reunion in 2010 |
 Karen Beavers
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| John Edward Swingle |
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| Pic of Solomon Swingle and family 1906 |
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| Swingle bride Sarah Sisco/Cisco |
JKSullivan
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| HANS ULRICH SWINGLE |
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| Kay Watson SWINGLE 1932-2009 |
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| Deane Bret Swingle, Bozeman, MT |
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| swingle | linda kosinski | 13 |
| Otis Smith, Lake Ariel |
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