Swayne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Swayne Ranking

In the United States, the name Swayne is the 15,978^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ann Swayne, aged 22, who landed in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Merchant's Hope" 2
Elizabeth Swayne, aged 15, who arrived in New England in 1635 2
Elizabeth Swayne, aged 16, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Susan and Ellin" 2
Elizabeth Swayne, aged 20, who arrived in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Planter" 2
Francis Swayne, aged 14, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Rebecca" 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Mr. Richard Swayne, British convict who was convicted in Gloucester, England for life, transported aboard the "Henry Tanner" on 27th June 1834, settling in New South Wales, Australia 3

Harry Swayne, American professional offensive tackle
Charles H. Swayne (1842-1907), United States federal judge
Kevin Swayne (b. 1975), American football wide receiver
Wager Swayne (1834-1902), American Union Army general
Noah Haynes Swayne (1804-1884), American jurist and politician
Harry Walter Swayne (1869-1911), English first-class cricketer
Sir Eric John Eagles Swayne (1863-1929), British army officer and colonial administrator
Geraldine Swayne, British painter, musician, and filmmaker
The Rt Rev William Shuckburgh Swayne (1862-1941), English eminent Anglican priest and author
Lieutenant General Sir John George des Reaux Swayne (1890-1964), British General Officer Commanding South-East Command
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"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th January 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/henry-tanner