Explore the Family Name Schwarm

The meaning of Schwarm

1. North German: habitational name from Schwarme, a place south of Bremen. 2. German: from Middle High German swarm ‘swarm (of bees)’, possibly a nickname for a beekeeper. Some characteristic forenames: German Franz, Heinz.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Schwarm has seen a decrease in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 47,735th most popular and this rank dropped to 53,802nd in 2010, a decrease of 12.71%. The count of people with this last name also decreased from 417 to 384 during this period, showing a decline of 7.91%. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Schwarm per 100,000 decreased by 13.33%, from 0.15 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,735	#53,802	-12.71%
Count	417	384	-7.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schwarm

Discussing the ethnicity associated with the surname Schwarm, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some noticeable changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White slightly decreased by 1.12%, going from 93.76% to 92.71%. However, the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic experienced a substantial increase of 153.24%, jumping from 2.16% to 5.47%. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native went from 1.20% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races also dropped to zero from 2.4% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.76%	92.71%	-1.12%
Hispanic	2.16%	5.47%	153.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.4%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.2%	0%	-100%