McSwine is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 7 characters long in length.
Surname McSwine is variant form of Sweeny. See Mac Sweeny - A well-known prefix of surnames of Celtic origin, signifying son of, and therefore cognate withthe Ap-of Welsh, the Fitz-of Anglo-Norman, and the Son of English surnames. In England and other countries of Europe the great staple of family names is derived from a territorial source, but among the Celts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, the surname was almost uniformly that of the father or some ancestor, with a prefix. In Ireland O, (formerly ua) grandson or descendant, is the ordinary prefix, and the O's bear the proportion of ten to one to the Macs. In Scotland the case is reversed, and while there are said to be only three indigenous surnames in O, there are many hundreds of Macs. See art.
O' in this Dictionary.
,p>By the kindness of correspondents who have made collections of surnames with this prefix, I am enabled to lay before the reader a nearly complete list of them-nay, it may rather be called redundant, since in many instances two or more variations of a name have been made through ignorance among the lower classes of the people. This is especially the case when the name which follows the Mac begins with a vowel, and the c is tacked on to the beginning of the same name. In this way Mac Alpine, Mac Allan, and Mac Leod have become Mac Calapine, Mac Callan, and Mac Cloud, to the total confusion of kindred and etymology. Near kinsmen sometimes vary their common patronymic so much that none but themselves would imagine that they were of a common stock; thus a Mac Črie might be uncle, and a Mac Craw, cousin, to a MacRae. The principal names in MAC, such as those of Clans, will receive each a separate notice in the body of the work. As before intimated, a very large proportion of those here given, en masse, are borne by the lowest of the Celtic people, and possess no historical interest. Some, on the other hand, have always been associated with wealth and worldly respectability; while a few are obviously English names to which Juc has been prefixed from mere caprice, or from a desire of assimilation to the Celtic race.The surname is variation of Kensett. A modification of Mackenzie.
Surname is a form of Mackenzie. Son of Kenneth. This clan derive their name from the third Baron of Kintail, who, bearing the same forename as his father, was styled Kenneth McKenneth.
Lastname is variant form of McSweeney. The son of Suibhne meaning "good going".
McSwine is variation of the MacKenzie. The son of Coinneach meaning "fair, bright".
Variation of Swane. Dweller at the sign of the swan; the swain, a servant; descendant of Sevinn or Swan meaning "knight's attendant"; one who kept swans.
Variant of Sweney. The son of the peaceful or quiet one.
How popular is McSwine?
McSwine is common in United States.
McSwine is ranked 1217724 on our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Mcswine bearers increased by 3.68 per cent in 2010 US census to 169 since 2000, the surname slipped by 3427 spots and ranked at 105600. The last name was found in merely 6 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 81.66 | 84.05 |
| White | 13.61 | 11.66 |
| Others | 2.96 | 3.68 |
United States192