Swales (surname)
Swales is an English surname. It either derives from the River Swale or Swallow Hill. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alonzo Swales, British trade unionist
- Ian Swales, English Liberal Democrat politician
- John Swales, English linguist
- John Douglas Swales, English physician
- Kim Swales, British economist
- Penelope Swales, Australian musician
- Peter Swales, chairman of Manchester City F.C.
- Peter Swales, Welsh historian
- Steve Swales, English footballer
- Ted Swales, South African World War II pilot
