as a Last Name
- 2,971
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Swallow
Meaning & Origins
English (Yorkshire): 1. from Middle English swal(e)we, swalu ‘swallow’, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird, perhaps in swiftness and grace. 2. habitational name from a place in Lincolnshire, so called from the Swallow river on which it stands. The river name is probably ultimately akin to that of the bird, with some transferred meaning such as ‘swirling’ or ‘rushing’.
| 10,721st in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,971
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Dakota
- has the most people named Swallow per capita
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