What is "sweetman"

Sweetman is an Irish surname derived from the Old English bynames of Swet, Sweta and Swete which are derived from the word ' Swete' (meaning 'popular') and survived into the medieval period, being later Gaelicised to 'Suatman'.

The first Sweetmans in Ireland became known as Old English, English settlers who moved to Ireland following the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169. They lived in the south-east counties of Wexford and Kilkenny.

Sweetman is an Irish surname. It could also refer to:

• Sweetman, New Jersey, an unincorporated area within Millstone Township, New Jersey