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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage German

Meaning & History

Occupational name for someone whose job was to swingle flax, i.e. to beat the flax with a swingle in order to remove the woody parts of the plant prior to spinning, from Middle German swingen meaning "to swing" or swing meaning "swingle".
Added 2/4/2016 by lilolaf