Family name Swails (Swails 
) , around the world, is quite a rare surname. The surname Swails is characteristic of the United States, where it is a rare surname, Australia, where it is a very rare surname, and Canada.
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| Swails | Canada, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Venezuela |
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stephen atkins swails Union Army officer (1832-1900), US (b. 1832) |
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| lawrence f. swails botanist (b. 1932) |
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| marsha swails American politician, US (b. 1952) |
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| jennifer lee swails researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-6102-831X) |
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| jack swails college basketball player (1967–1968) Clemson |
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| ed swails college basketball player (1982–1982) Howard |
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