The Swafford surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,369 people carried this name — #3,777 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 9,294 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Swafford surname

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Swafford» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Swafford in American newspapers,
1911.

Newspaper page from Keowee Courier carrying the name Swafford
Keowee Courier 1911-07-12
Newspaper page from Keowee Courier carrying the name Swafford
Keowee Courier 1911-07-26
Newspaper page from Keowee Courier carrying the name Swafford
Keowee Courier 1911-07-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,182 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Swafford,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Martina Swafford
    Martina Swafford 1845–1913 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 2 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Swafford,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States445 records

445 records of the Swafford name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 294
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 144
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Wayne Swafford

    Born 1944; from O'Fallon, Missouri. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam. Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lew W. Swafford

    Born 1924 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio; construction laborer from Montgomery County, Ohio. U.S. Army veteran; died 1993, buried at Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Emmett Swafford

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1888, died 1951; buried at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 445 records for Swafford in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

New Zealand5 records

5 records of the Swafford name in New Zealand Marlborough District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Ann Entwistle Swafford

    Died 1932, aged 23; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Edward Swafford

    Died 1928, aged 86; buried at Havelock Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ellen McCall Swafford

    Died 1953, aged 69; buried at Havelock Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Swafford in New Zealand.

Counts: Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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