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Subject: Re: Sweering
Author: Anon.   (guest, 213.10.185.228)
Date: May 8, 2004 at 3:17:31 PM
Reply to: surname meaning by T. Swearingen
Sweering / Zweerink is a Dutch name. It was the name of several farms in the past (12th century and later), and they got their name from being owned by men called Zweder, a first name.

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