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Swallow
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swallow
English
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Etymology
As an English surname, from the noun en swallow#Etymology 2 swallow (sense 2).
Also as an English surname, from Swallow in Lincolnshire, named after its river. The placename itself could be related to the verb en swell, or related to the name of the river en Swale.
Proper noun
~ s
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en village/and/cpar in dist/West Lindsey co/Lincolnshire cc/England OS grid ref TA1703. Parish map (Lincolnshire)
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Swallow is the 11003rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2891 individuals. Swallow is most common among White (88.97%) individuals.
References
Anagrams
en allosww wallows