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Explore the Family Name Schwalm

The meaning of Schwalm

German: 1. habitational name from Schwalm in Hesse, the name of a district and of a river. 2. possibly from the Middle High German word swalm ‘swarm of bees’, therefore denoting a beekeeper.

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

The surname Schwalm saw a slight increase in popularity between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it ranked 16,463 with 1,608 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, it had risen slightly to rank 16,284 with 1,771 individuals bearing the name representing a 1.09% increase in rank and a 10.14% increase in count. The proportion of people with the Schwalm surname per 100k remained constant at 0.6.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,463	#16,284	1.09%
Count	1,608	1,771	10.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.6	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schwalm

Looking at the ethnicity distribution among those with the surname Schwalm based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there has been some shift between 2000 and 2010. The majority identify as White, making up 97.33% in 2000 and 96.73% in 2010. Hispanic representation increased from 1.00% to 1.58%. Asian/Pacific Islander also saw an increase from 0.37% to 0.45%. There was a decrease in those identifying as Two or more races, dropping from 0.93% to 0.56%. Notably, in 2010, Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in the data, both at 0.34%, where they were not present in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.33%	96.73%	-0.62%
Hispanic	1%	1.58%	58%
Two or More Races	0.93%	0.56%	-39.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.37%	0.45%	21.62%
Black	0%	0.34%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.34%	0%