This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FdQBAEB/281 Message Board Post: I am seeking information on where the Sweat/t name came from. My mother said she was "Scotch-Irish". Her maiden name was Sweatt, born in Yorkville (now York) S.C. Unable to find this surname in Ireland. Origin of the name if anyone has it, please.