Explore the Family Name Schwantes

The meaning of Schwantes

German: 1. from a pet form of the Slavic personal name Sviatoslav, composed of the Slavic elements swia(n)t ‘holy’ + slav ‘glory, fame, praise’. 2. possibly a habitational name from a place called Schwantus near Wollin.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Schwantes saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 26,419 in terms of U.S. surname prevalence, but by 2010, it had dropped to a rank of 27,021 — a decrease of 2.28%. However, the frequency of this surname increased from 869 counts in 2000 to 897 in 2010, which is an increase of 3.22%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k also declined by 6.25% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,419	#27,021	-2.28%
Count	869	897	3.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.3	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schwantes

The ethnicity associated with the Schwantes surname showed little change between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as white, with the percentage hovering around 96% in both years. The Hispanic representation within this surname group saw an increase of 24.84%, albeit from a small base of 1.61% in 2000 to 2.01% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more ethnicities fell slightly, from 1.15% to 1.00%. There was no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or Black representation within this surname group in either year, and the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native fell from 0.69% to 0.56% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.43%	96.21%	-0.23%
Hispanic	1.61%	2.01%	24.84%
Two or More Races	1.15%	1%	-13.04%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.69%	0.56%	-18.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%