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Swier
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swier
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Swier.
Proper noun
s
en 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 nl unknown. According to one hypothesis, the toponym is derived from la *carrucaria ploughland. Compare nl Baaks-Sweijer.
See also li Zjwier, li Sjwier.
Pronunciation
nl /sʋiːr/
nl Swier
nl iːr 1
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Beekdaelen p/Limburg c/Netherlands
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