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We don't have any stats on how common this name is. This is probably because it's very rare in the UK.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Sweet surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)


Swede, a native of Sweden. Swit, of Switzerland.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SWEET. 1. See Suett. 2. Probably an A-Sax. personal name, having reference to character. Sweeting and Sweetlove seem to belong to the same class. Ferg.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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