Wednesday, June 20, 2007

SWAIN/SWAIM HISTORY

THE FIRST PEOPLE TO USE THE SURNAME SWAIN/SWAIM WAS THE ANCIENT VIKING SETTLERS OF SCOTLAND. COMES FORM OLD ENGLISH SWEIN, DERIVED FORM THE OLD NORSE NAME SVEINN. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON SCANDINAVIAN NAMES IN MEDIEVAL BRITAIN.
FOUND IN EARLY LANARKSHIRE, SCOTLAND.

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