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Swett Name Meaning
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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Name Distribution of Swett Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Swett families
 88 - 173  30 - 87 |
 1 - 29  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Swett families
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14 - 25 5 - 13 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Swett Family Origin
Swett Immigration Information
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Swett Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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