Swindle

See also: swindle

English

Etymology

As an English surname, variant of Swindell.
As a German surname, Americanized from Schwindell, a diminutive of the lost Middle High German adjective swinde (“impetuous, wild”).

Proper noun

Swindle (plural Swindles)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Swindle is the 6989^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4793 individuals. Swindle is most common among White (84.6%) and Black/African American (10.77%) individuals.

Anagrams

Windles, wildens, windles

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