SWANSTON Surname DNA Project- Background

Administrators

Surnames

Swaineston, Swainsten, Swainsteon, Swainston, Swainstone, Swainstowe, Swaneston, Swaniston, Swannston, Swansten, Swanstom, Swanston, Swanstone, Swanstoun, Swanstoune, Swanstown, Swayneston, Swaynston, Sweinston, Swenston, Swenstonn, Swenstoun, Swenstoune

Background

The SWANSTON surname is of a topographical origin from a village of the name in the county of Midlothian, Scotland.

It spread throughout the border area of lowland Scotland and into northern England, later spreading to Ulster in Ireland during and after the plantation period from 1600.