Surname · also Old Norse
Swainston
“enclosure; settlement, town”
Swainston is a surname from Old Norse, ultimately from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Swainston goes back to Old English tūn, meaning “enclosure; settlement, town.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Swainston comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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