About Swearington
The surname Swearington is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name Swer, meaning "swarthy" or "dark-skinned," combined with the suffix -ing, indicating "descendant" or "son of." Therefore, Swearington can be interpreted as "son of Swer" or "descendant of the dark-skinned one." Surnames often originated from personal characteristics, occupations, or locations, and Swearington likely denoted a family's connection to an ancestor named Swer who possessed a dark complexion.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Swearington based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Swearington in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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