sureness vs surety

sureness

noun
  • The property of being sure, certainty. 

  • The property of being sure, deft, confident of ability. 

  • The result or product of being sure. 

surety

noun
  • Certainty. 

  • A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation. 

  • One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein. 

  • A substitute; a hostage. 

  • Evidence; confirmation; warrant. 

  • That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security. 

How often have the words sureness and surety occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )