Swain may refer to:
In people:
- Swain (surname)
In places:
- Swain County, North Carolina, USA
- Swain's Island (Newfoundland and Labrador), Canada
- Swains Island, an atoll in the Tokelau chain, the most northwesterly island administered by American Samoa
- Swain, Agra, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India
In other uses:
- Boatswain, member of a merchant ship
- Coxswain, a person in charge of a boat
- Candle swain, known as the kertilsveinar at the Norwegian hird, for example, the royal court
- Swain (horse), a European Thoroughbred racehorse
- Swain School of Design