Släkthistoria för Swatton
Swatton Vad efternamn betyder
from Swaton (Lincs) which is recorded as Suavetone in 1086. The place-name probably derives from the Old Scandinavian personal name Sváfi + Old English tūn ‘farmstead estate’. possibly a late variant of Sweeting found in 14th- and 16th-century Wilts but the following early bearers may alternatively belong under (1). The names may have been confused. Compare John Swayton 1581 David Sweeting 1638 in IGI (Faversham Kent).
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
