Explore the Family Name Schwaller

The meaning of Schwaller

South German and Swiss German: 1. habitational name for someone from a place called Schwall (see Schwall). 2. probably topographic name for someone living or working at a lock or a sluice, see Schwall 2.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Schwaller slightly waned between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schwaller was ranked as the 37,374th most common surname in the United States, dropping to the 38,948th position by 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 4.21%. However, the number of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 561 in 2000 to 566 in 2010, suggesting a growth rate of 0.89%. Despite this increase, the proportion of people with the Schwaller surname per 100,000 decreased by 9.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,374	#38,948	-4.21%
Count	561	566	0.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schwaller

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates a slight shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Schwaller surname from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, 98.40% of the bearers of the surname identified as White, which decreased to 97.00% by 2010. There were no reported individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname in 2000. However, by 2010, small changes were recorded; around 0.88% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and about 1.06% reported having two or more races. No changes were noted for Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.4%	97%	-1.42%
Two or More Races	0%	1.06%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.88%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%