The Swaney surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,468 people carried this name — #7,459 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,200 people counted. That is up 7% from 4,158 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Swaney surname

Scottish surname probably related to Swain.

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

In print

Swaney in American newspapers,
1817–1903.

Newspaper page from The Saint Paul Globe carrying the name Swaney
The Saint Paul Globe 1903-11-15
Newspaper page from The Springdale News carrying the name Swaney
The Springdale News 1889-10-11
Newspaper page from Daily National Intelligencer carrying the name Swaney
Daily National Intelligencer 1817-07-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Swaney in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

629 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Swaney. The most, 202, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 253
New South Wales 200
Queensland 76
Western Australia 51
South Australia 34
Tasmania 13
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Swaney.

In the public record

People named Swaney,
in the records of 5 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 States262 records

262 records of the Swaney name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 138
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 41
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 34
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 26
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 10
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Andrew R. Swaney

    Born 1915 in Ohio. Enlisted 1944 at Syracuse, New York; manager. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Waterloo, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Rickey Eugene Swaney

    Born 1947; from Grand Junction, Iowa. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anne Swaney

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Francis P. Sage from Liverpool, aged 26; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 262 records for Swaney 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) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia30 records

30 records of the Swaney name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 14
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 14
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sheldon W. Swaney

    Arrived in Victoria in 1880 aboard the Glengarry, aged 31; American.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah Swaney

    Arrived in Queensland in 1883 aboard the Anglo Indian, aged 26.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas Murdoch Swaney

    Retired of Ascot Vale, Victoria; died 1988.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 30 records for Swaney in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand10 records

10 records of the Swaney name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Henry Swaney

    Died 1941, aged 54; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Peter Maxwell Swaney

    Died 1999, aged 71; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Hume Swaney

    Died 1913, aged 58; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Swaney in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City 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).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Swaney name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 2
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Catherine Swaney

    Buried in 1902 at Ballengeich Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 54.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Swaney

    Buried in 1807 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 47.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record V. Swaney

    North Staffordshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Swaney in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Swaney name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Earl Swaney

    Buried in 2000 at Queen's Park Mausoleum, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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