Swier

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch Swier.

Proper noun

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Swier (plural Swiers)

  1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Swier is the 39960th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 549 individuals. Swier is most common among White (95.99%) individuals.

Further reading

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as scherwigen in 1246. Etymology unknown. According to one hypothesis, the toponym is derived from Latin *carrucaria (ploughland). Compare Baaks-Sweijer.

See also Limburgish Zjwier, Sjwier.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Swier n

  1. A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN