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Swain Family History
Swain Genealogy & Family TreeSwain is a Scottish name from Lanarkshire, Scotland. It comes from the Viking given name Sven which means "boy." The earliest known ancestor--Osgot Sveyn--was recorded in 1045. Roots for this name can also be found in Ireland. The family motto is Fidelitas which means "Fidelity."
Other spellings include "Swan," "Swann," "Swein," "Swayne," "Sweyn," and "Sweing." Notable people with the surname include American actress Dominique Swain (Face/Off, Lolita, Girl), American football player Brett Swain (Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks), and American basketball player Bennie Swain (Boston Celtics). The first Swain to come to America was Jeremy Swain in Massachusetts in 1638.
Swain Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Alexander Haywood Swain -- --, 1852 February 23, 1923 North Carolina
- John Swain -- --, 1830 March 14, 1918 Tennessee
- Charles B Swain -- --, 1880 February 2, 1881 North Carolina
- Ruell Swain -- --, 1774 February 9, 1842
- Alice Eugenia Swain -- --, 1866 December 0, 1938 Mississippi
Swain Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Herschel Vesputian J Swain -- --, 1860 April 8, 1943 Illinois
- Peter Swain -- --, 1697 Massachusetts
- William Swain -- --, 1794 December 0, 1880
- Christopher Columbus Swain -- --, 1774 July 3, 1851 North Carolina
- Joshua Swain -- --, 1612 December 0, 1690
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