This quite rare and interesting surname is not topographical. It has absolutely nothing to do with either 'swatting' or 'ridges'. It is in fact an early baptismal name and derives from the Old English pre 7th Century personal name 'Swetric.' This is compound of the two elements 'swet' meaning 'sweet' and 'ric' meaning ruler hence 'sweet-ruler'. Its earliest recording as a surname was in the early fourteenth century (see below). Perhaps not surprisingly there are many variant forms of the surname including Swatheridge, Swatridge, Swatradge and Swalteridge, all are rare in a national sense.Examples of the recordings include Sarah Swatridge who was baptised at St. Swithins church, Southwark on May 10th 1761, whilst William Swatridge was a witness at St Lukes church, Old Street, Finsbury, on March 13th 1767. A later recording is that of Henry, son of George and Ann Swatridge who was baptised on August 18th 1864 at St. Mary's Church, Westminster. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Swetrich, which was dated 1309, in the Subsidy Rolls, Bedfordshire, during the reign of King Edward 11, known as 'Edward of Caernafon', 1307 - 1327. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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Jina hili la familia lisilo la kawaida na lenye kupendeza si la kijiografia. Haina chochote kabisa cha kufanya na ama'swatting' au 'ridges'. "Jina la kwanza la ubatizo linatokana na jina la Kiingereza la kale la kabla ya karne ya saba ""Swetric.""" Hii ni mchanganyiko wa vipengele viwili'swet' maana'sweet' na 'ric' maana mtawala kwa hiyo'sweet-tawala'. Rekodi yake ya kwanza kama jina la familia ilikuwa mwanzoni mwa karne ya kumi na nne (tazama hapa chini). "Jina la familia la Swatridge linatokana na jina la familia la Swatridge, ambalo lilitokana na jina la familia la Swatridge, ambalo lilitokana na jina la familia ya Swatridge, ambalo lilitokana na jina la familia ya Swatridge, ambalo lilitokana na jina la familia ya Swatridge, ambayo ilitokana na jina la familia ya Swatridge, ambayo ilitokana na jina la familia ya Swatridge.""" "Hii ni kwa sababu ya kuwa Henry, mwana wa George na Ann Swatridge, alibatizwa mnamo Agosti 18, 1864 katika Kanisa la St. Mary, Westminster.""" "Jina la familia ya Edward la kwanza lilitokana na William Swetrich, ambaye aliandikwa ""William"" katika kitabu cha ""Subsidy Rolls"" cha Bedfordshire, wakati wa utawala wa Mfalme Edward wa 11 (Edward wa Caernarfon) (1307-1327)." Majina ya familia yakawa ya lazima wakati serikali zilipoanzisha kodi ya kibinafsi. Huko Uingereza hii ilijulikana kuwa Kodi ya Uchaguzi. Kwa karne nyingi, majina ya familia katika kila nchi yameendelea "kuendelea" mara nyingi yakiongoza kwenye tofauti za kushangaza za herufi ya awali. Copyright: Jina asili utafiti 1980 - 2024