Swier

Borrowed from Dutch Swier.

Swier (plural Swiers)

1. A surname from Dutch.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Swier is the 39960^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 549 individuals. Swier is most common among White (95.99%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Swier”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

First attested as scherwigen in 1246. Etymology unknown. According to one hypothesis, the toponym is derived from Latin *carrucaria (“ploughland”). Compare Baaks-Sweijer.

See also Limburgish Zjwier, Sjwier.

• IPA^(key): /sʋiːr/
• Hyphenation: Swier
• Rhymes: -iːr

Swier n

1. A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN