Swinton

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Swinton

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From Old English swīn (“pig, swine, wild boar”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Swinton (countable and uncountable, plural Swintons)

1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7702).
2. A village in Swinton with Warthermarske parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE2179).
3. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7673). ^[1]
4. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4599).
5. A suburb of Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6764).
6. A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT8347).
7. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Swinton is the 10587^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3028 individuals. Swinton is most common among Black/African American (70.21%) and White (24.97%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Swinton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Winston, Wintons