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Where did the name Swearinger originate from??

Where did the name Swearinger originate from??

Amy Cantrell (View posts)
Posted: 27 Mar 2001 8:52AM GMT
I was trying to research the surname Swearinger. Does anyone know where the name originated from?

Re: Where did the name Swearinger originate from??

Bill Swearinger (View posts)
Posted: 7 Sep 2001 4:04AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: swearinger
Well, my family story goes like this: My great-grandfather was allegedly named Swearingin, and when he asked my great-grandmother to marry him, she said okay, but only if you get the word Gin out of your last name - so he changed it to Swearinger. She was a Women's Christian Temperance Union member etc. and had not much of a sense of humor. Go figure. Whether it is true or not I have no idea - the author of that gossip wasn't very credible generally. However, it almost sounds correct.

The other theory is that we came from Lake Schwering or something like that in Germany.

Re: Where did the name Swearinger originate from??

shelley bradford (View posts)
Posted: 5 May 2002 9:17PM GMT
Classification: Query
,I have done some research on this sir name since I found my biological family.Swearinger comes from Scotland what I have found out.My grandfather supposedly came from Scotland or his ancestors.I haven't found out much except they lived in Virden,IL.

Re: Where did the name Swearinger originate from??

Posted: 5 May 2015 7:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
HOLLAND....1920 CENUS WITH BIRTH IN ILLINOIS AND BOTH PARENTS CAME FROM HOLLAND.
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