Is Swain a Brahmin? swain witch caste. —In the Punjab, the Das family is Brahmin; in Vaidya or Kayastha, the Das surname is associated with the Vaidya or Kayastha caste.

Is Swain a surname?

Swain Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Swain,' literally a young lad; compare Brownswain, Boatswain. Swainson is a well-known surname in Lancashire and Yorkshire.

What nationality is the surname is Swain?

Northern English: occupational name for a servant or attendant, from the Middle English word swein 'servant' or Old Norse sveinn 'boy', 'servant'. In Old Norse this word is also found as a personal name in the form Sveinn; so in some cases the origin may be patronymic. Scottish and Irish: reduced form of McSwain.