Last Name SWALE

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Meaning Local: Of Swallow Hill, a hamlet near Barnsley, county Yorks. Also 'at the Swale,' from residence beside the river of that name, whence Swaledale. Swales is the genitive form.
Origin English, Irish, South african

Rank 85,996 (2000 US census)
Count 202 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.05%, or 192 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 4.46%, or 9 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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