| ![Show Contents]() Swannick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Swannick familyThe surname Swannick was first found in Derbyshire in Swanwick, a hamlet, in the parish of Alfreton, union of Belper, hundred of Scarsdale. Alternatively the name could have originated in Swanwick, a markettown and parish, in the union of Wareham and Purbeck, hundred of Rowbarrow in Dorset. This latter parish dates back to "the Saxon Chronicle [where] this place is called Swanawic; Asser Menevensis styles it Swanavine and Gnavewic, and in Domesday Book it is written Swanwic and Sonwic. The earliest and principal historical circumstance on record connected with it is the destruction by a violent storm, in 877, of a Danish fleet of 120 sail, on Peveril Point." 1 Literally both places mean "dairy farm of the herdsman," from the Old English words "swan" + "wic." 2 Conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands in the parish of Alfreton in Derbyshire, held by Ingran from Roger de Bully, a Norman Baron, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Early History of the Swannick familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Swannick research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1279 and 1604 are included under the topic Early Swannick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Swannick Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Swannick, Swanwick, Swancock, Swank, Swannick, Swennick, Swancot, Swancott, Swancock and many more. Early Notables of the Swannick familyMore information is included under the topic Early Swannick Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Swannick familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Swannick (post 1700) | + |
- Charles Swannick, American Major General, retired, who commanded the 82nd Airborne Division in western Iraq
- Michael Swannick, Science Fiction author
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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