Swindle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Swindle family

The surname Swindle was first found in East Cheshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor near Cheadle. "This was in the parish of Cheadle, in which immediate district all our Swindells have sprung." 1 "The name of Swindells in this county has mostly been confined to Stockport parish, and especially to the townships of Marple and Disley, from the reign of Henry VIII. to the present day" 2 One source claims the family was "a branch of the family of Howford [which] held a small estate here (Bosden) in the 14th century, called 'Swyndelves'" 1 "The name of Swindell is characteristic of Derbyshire, and both varieties occur in the intermediate county of Stafford." 2 "Swindale is a chapelry in the hundred of Shap, co. Westmorland." 3

Early History of the Swindle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Swindle research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1468, 1510, 1561, 1600, 1608 and 1651 are included under the topic Early Swindle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Swindle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Swindell, Swindale, Swindle, Swyndel, Swindlehurst, Swingelhurst, Shinglehurst, Singlehurst, Swinglehurst, Swindlehirst and many more.

Early Notables of the Swindle family

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Swindle Ranking

In the United States, the name Swindle is the 5,600^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 4

Swindle migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Swindle Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jane Swindle, aged 23, who arrived in New England in 1699 5

Swindle migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Swindle Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

James Swindle, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
John Swindle, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
Margaret Swindle, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
Mary Swindle, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750

Swindle migration to Australia +

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

Swindle Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Swindle, British Convict who was convicted in Warwick, Warwickshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 4th December 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Swindle (post 1700) +

Gerald Swindle (b. 1969), American professional bass angler from Hayden, Alabama
Clinton Howard Swindle (1945-2004), American investigative journalist and editor for The Dallas Morning News
Christina Swindle (b. 1984), American gold and silver medalist freestyle swimmer at the 2003 Pan American Games
Orson Swindle (b. 1937), American decorated Vietnam War prisoner of war, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States
Robert Joseph "R. J." Swindle (b. 1983), Canadian Major League Baseball pitcher from Vancouver, British Columbia

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
"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 22nd March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel-and-experiment