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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Swier.
Proper noun
Swier (plural Swiers)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics
- 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
Dutch
Etymology
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
Proper noun
Swier n
- A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN