Sweete Family History

Sweete Surname Meaning

Similar surnames: Sweet, Sweere, Skeete, Sweeten, Swett, Sweetser, Weese, Steele, Sweeney, Sweers

11,000 record(s) for Sweete

2K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
106	Military Records
690	Immigration Records
788	Census and Voter Lists
7K	Member Trees

Where is the Sweete family from?

You can see how Sweete families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sweete family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sweete families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 2 Sweete families living in New York. This was about 40% of all the recorded Sweete's in USA. New York had the highest population of Sweete families in 1840.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Sweete surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Sweete ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Sweete.

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Farmer

43%

Laborer

29%

Auto mechanic

29%

What Sweete family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 788 census records available for the last name Sweete. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Sweete census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Passenger List

There are 690 immigration records available for the last name Sweete. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

Military Records

There are 106 military records available for the last name Sweete. For the veterans among your Sweete ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

What is the average Sweete lifespan?

Between 1973 and 2004, in the United States, Sweete life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1990, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Sweete in 1973 was 67, and 87 in 2004.

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Sweete ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.