Given name & surname · also Old Norse
Swindell
“swine”
Swindell is a surname from Old Norse (ultimately Old English).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Swindell goes back to Old Norse svín, meaning “swine.”
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Where it comes from
Swindell comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Old English.
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How it developed
From Old Norse svín (“swine”), from Old English swīn (“swine”).
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Swindell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1954. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,073 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Swindell’s family of names
In English usage, Swindell as a surname has a related form in SWINDELLS. In English usage, Swindell as a surname has a related form in SWINDLE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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