Sweet is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sweet
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Variant form of the Swett. Amiable.

Variant form of Sweetser. One who came from Switzerland; an agreable, elderly person.

The dear, or beloved, person; descendant of Swet meaning "agrreable".

The lastname Sweet is variation of Swett. Descendant of Swet meaning "agreeable"; the light-complexioned man; the son of Witte meaning "white".

Amiable.

1. See Suctt.

2. Probably an Anglo-Saxon personal name, having reference to character. Sweeting and Sweetlove seem to belong to the same class.

Surname Sweet is a variation of Sweetser. A native of Switzerland was formerly called a Switzer; especially one of the hired guards; a mercenary soldier. The Switzers were generally fat men, and hence the distich quoted by Cotgrave:
"A Switzer's bellie and a drunkard's face,
Are no true signes of penitentiall grace."

How popular is Sweet?

Sweet is common in United States, Bangladesh, Libya, England, Myanmar, Ghana, Canada, India, Australia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Wales, New Zealand, South Africa, Suriname, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Pakistan, Nigeria, Singapore, Indonesia, Iran, Thailand, Liberia, Netherlands, Bahrain, Mexico, China, Scotland.

Sweet is ranked 6402 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Sweet bearers increased by 4.08 per cent in 2010 US census to 30051 since 2000, the surname slipped by 58 spots and ranked at 1169. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.15 87.91
Black 8.41 7.7
Hispanic or Latino 2.77 1.71
Others 2.16 1.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.88 0.7
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.64 0.52
Sweet is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Libya is ahead in terms of density. Around 88392 people have been found who wears Sweet as their family name. Sweet is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Sweet:
1,085 United States40,328
Countries with thousands of Sweet:
1,601 Bangladesh6,849
215 Libya6,812
1,636 England5,026
301 Myanmar4,709
936 Ghana3,879
1,611 Canada3,434
15,057 India2,930
1,642 Australia2,429
4,505 Ethiopia2,415
4,776 Egypt1,891
Countries with hundreds of Sweet:
5,588 Morocco988
3,118 Sri Lanka877
6,666 Saudi Arabia676
951 Oman548
731 Wales469
2,922 New Zealand271
24,103 South Africa232
340 Suriname230
10,895 Zimbabwe210
10,289 Malawi209
13,667 Pakistan163
49,400 Nigeria144
1,450 Singapore141
73,451 Indonesia132
33,044 Iran130
95,829 Thailand126
3,353 Liberia122
21,220 Netherlands122
2,102 Bahrain118
13,559 Mexico117
788 China105
4,384 Scotland105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
86,556 Philippines100
5,585 Kuwait77
6,177 Portugal75
22,856 Malaysia66
114,367 France64
9,953 Iraq52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
10,650 Chile45
9,419 Jordan45
311 Guernsey44
3,866 Northern Ireland43
5,086 Syria43
130,362 Brazil42
83,776 Italy37
11,471 Dominican Republic31
45,013 Belgium26
147,383 Germany25
3,610 Sudan25
11,412 Afghanistan24
29,419 Israel24
9,209 Lebanon23
52,186 Romania23
62,128 Uganda21
3,169 Hong Kong20
49,497 Tanzania18
18,229 Botswana17
43,528 Japan17
61,567 Spain17
2,445 Vietnam17
10,207 Ireland16
48,545 Sweden15
1,045 Aruba14
6,078 Cyprus14
25,221 United Arab Emirates13
138,643 Argentina12
1,718 Jersey12
7,954 Mauritius12
1,357 United States Virgin Islands12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
920 Marshall Islands10
132,137 Poland10
7,682 Tunisia10
30,726 Qatar9
1,286 Bermuda7
7,503 Cambodia7
22,056 Colombia7
9,403 Trinidad and Tobago7
1,961 American Samoa6
105,647 Czechia6
4,218 Iceland6
10,136 Jamaica6
55,549 Norway6
1,433 South Korea6
43,431 Venezuela6
18,907 Yemen6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Sweet was 24 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 27, 1849. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took Devonia from Bristol. 50 years old Thomas Sweet, Workman Joseph Sweet, 37 years old Ellen Sweet, Nancy Sweet (17) Immigrant, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Aug. Sweet worked as laborer and hailed from Germany. 27 years old embarked for Illinois from Liverpool & Queenstown on Montreal and arrived on December 2, 1882.

Sweet Namesakes

  • John Edson Sweet, American mechanical engineer, inventor, professor
  • William Sweet, Canadian philosopher
  • Jeffrey Sweet, American writer, journalist
  • Lynn Sweet, Washington
  • Edwin F. Sweet, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
  • Sharon Sweet, American dramatic soprano
  • Burton E. Sweet, four-term Republican U.S. Representative
  • George Sweet, English-born Australian geologist
  • Henry Sweet, English philologist, phonetician and grammarian
  • Ossian Sweet, African-American physician in Detroit
  • Matthew Sweet, American rock singer-songwriter and musician
  • The Sweet, British glam rock band that rose to worldwide fame
  • Rachel Sweet, American singer, television writer and actress
  • Michael Sweet, singer
  • Gary Sweet, Australian film and television actor
  • Dolph Sweet, American actor
  • Darrell K. Sweet, professional illustrator best
  • Blanche Sweet, American silent film actress
  • Roger Sweet, American designer
  • Steven Sweet, Los Angeles-based drummer
  • Leonard Sweet, American theologian, semiotician, church historian
  • Herbert J. Sweet, fourth Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
  • David Sweet, Canadian politician
  • John Hyde Sweet, American Republican Party politician
  • Willis Sweet, first United States Representative elected
  • Shane Sweet, American actor, perhaps best
  • Frank Sweet, Australian actor and musician
  • Kelly Sweet, American electropop singer-songwriter currently living
  • Don Sweet, star football kicker for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League
  • William Ellery Sweet, 23rd Governor of Colorado from 1923 to 1925
  • Thaddeus C. Sweet, American manufacturer and politician from New York
  • Robert W. Sweet, American jurist
  • Georgina Sweet, Australian zoologist and women's rights activist
  • Harry Sweet, American actor, director and screenwriter
  • Aaron Sweet, Ontario merchant and political figure
  • David E. Sweet, founding president of innovative Metropolitan State University and later president of Rhode Island College

Sweet Namesakes

  • John Edson Sweet, American mechanical engineer, inventor, professor
  • William Sweet, Canadian philosopher
  • Jeffrey Sweet, American writer, journalist
  • Lynn Sweet, Washington
  • Edwin F. Sweet, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
  • Sharon Sweet, American dramatic soprano
  • Burton E. Sweet, four-term Republican U.S. Representative
  • George Sweet, English-born Australian geologist
  • Henry Sweet, English philologist, phonetician and grammarian
  • Ossian Sweet, African-American physician in Detroit
  • Matthew Sweet, American rock singer-songwriter and musician
  • The Sweet, British glam rock band that rose to worldwide fame
  • Rachel Sweet, American singer, television writer and actress
  • Michael Sweet, singer
  • Gary Sweet, Australian film and television actor
  • Dolph Sweet, American actor
  • Darrell K. Sweet, professional illustrator best
  • Blanche Sweet, American silent film actress
  • Roger Sweet, American designer
  • Steven Sweet, Los Angeles-based drummer
  • Leonard Sweet, American theologian, semiotician, church historian
  • Herbert J. Sweet, fourth Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
  • David Sweet, Canadian politician
  • John Hyde Sweet, American Republican Party politician
  • Willis Sweet, first United States Representative elected
  • Shane Sweet, American actor, perhaps best
  • Frank Sweet, Australian actor and musician
  • Kelly Sweet, American electropop singer-songwriter currently living
  • Don Sweet, star football kicker for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League
  • William Ellery Sweet, 23rd Governor of Colorado from 1923 to 1925
  • Thaddeus C. Sweet, American manufacturer and politician from New York
  • Robert W. Sweet, American jurist
  • Georgina Sweet, Australian zoologist and women's rights activist
  • Harry Sweet, American actor, director and screenwriter
  • Aaron Sweet, Ontario merchant and political figure
  • David E. Sweet, founding president of innovative Metropolitan State University and later president of Rhode Island College

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