Where did the last name Swindle come from?

Question

Does anyone know anything about where they came from?

I was always told I was Irish.....I have redhair,light skin,blue eyes ....but I dont think EVERY redhead came from Ireland did they lol....

Answer 1

SWINDLE Name Meaning and History

1.  English: variant spelling Swindell.

2.  Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Schwind(e)l, a nickname from a diminutive of Middle High German swinde ‘wild’, ‘impetuous’.

SWINDELL:

English: of uncertain origin; probably a habitational name from Swindale in Skelton, North Yorkshire, so named from Old English swin ‘pig’, ‘wild boar’ + dæl ‘valley’.

It's very possible you have Irish blood, who knows?!  My Mom and her brother are redheads, and they are Norwegian!  :o)