Explore the Family Name Schwemmer

The meaning of Schwemmer

German: 1. occupational name for someone who floated logs downstream from the forests where they were felled, from an agent derivative of Middle High German swemmen, causative of swimmen ‘to float or swim’. 2. topographic name from Middle High German swem(me), denoting a deep ford where horses had to swim across (from the same word as in 1). 3. habitational name for someone from any of the places called Schwemm or Schwemme. Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Ewald, Ute.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Schwemmer has seen a small increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schwemmer was ranked 72,717th most popular, while by 2010 it climbed to 68,122nd. This represents a rise in popularity of approximately 6.32%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 249 in 2000 to 289 in 2010, marking a growth of 16.06%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals named Schwemmer per 100,000 people rose by 11.11% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,717	#68,122	6.32%
Count	249	289	16.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schwemmer

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the surname Schwemmer identify as White. In 2000, this group represented 97.19% of all Schwemmers, and by 2010, the percentage had slightly risen to 97.92%, indicating an increase of 0.75%. No Schwemmers identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year. Data for those identifying as two or more races was not available.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.19%	97.92%	0.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%