Where did the last name Swindle come from?

Question: Where did the last name Swindle come from!?

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!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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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’ + d?l ‘valley’!.

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