Explore the Family Name Schwager

The meaning of Schwager

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): relationship name from Middle High German swāger ‘brother-, son-, or father-in-law’; German Schwager ‘brother-in-law’. Compare Swager 2 and Swagger 2. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Fritz, Alois, Egon, Erwin, Franz, Hermann, Lorenz.

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How common is the last name Schwager in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Schwager has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schwager ranked 16,260 in popularity with a count of 1,633, which amounted to approximately 0.61 per 100k people holding this surname. Fast forward to 2010, the rank slightly improved to 16,219 with an increased count of 1,780, equating to roughly 0.6 per 100k people. Although the proportion per 100k dipped by -1.64%, the overall count change was a positive 9.0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,260	#16,219	0.25%
Count	1,633	1,780	9%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.6	-1.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schwager

The ethnicity associated with the surname Schwager also experienced some changes during this period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The group with the largest presence was White, accounting for 96.14% in 2000 and 95.06% in 2010, indicating a small decrease of 1.12%. People identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a significant increase from 0.37% to 0.90%. Those identifying as Two or More Races also increased from 1.04% to 1.24%. The Hispanic representation grew from 1.84% to 2.47%. However, there were no recorded individuals with the surname Schwager who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.14%	95.06%	-1.12%
Hispanic	1.84%	2.47%	34.24%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.24%	19.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.37%	0.9%	143.24%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%