Explore the Family Name Schwoerer

The meaning of Schwoerer

South German (Baden) and Swiss German (Schwörer): 1. status name from Middle High German swern ‘to swear, affirm something under oath’, swerer ‘swearer’, a public official in legal matters. 2. nickname for a conspirator, from an agent derivative of Middle High German swern ‘to swear an oath’. 3. (Upper Rhine): variant of Schwehr (‘father-in-law’).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Schwoerer has seen slight fluctuations in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In this span of time, the rank of the surname moved slightly from 40,622 to 40,610. The count, or number of individuals with the Schwoerer surname, increased by 6.11 percent, going from 507 in 2000 to 538 in 2010. Despite the increase in count, there was a minor decrease in the proportion per 100,000 people, from 0.19 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,622	#40,610	0.03%
Count	507	538	6.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schwoerer

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Schwoerer remained largely consistent from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. A vast majority of individuals with the surname identified as White, with percentages at 97.04 and 97.03 in 2000 and 2010 respectively. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a drop of approximately 20.31 percent, decreasing from 2.56 percent in 2000 to 2.04 percent in 2010. There were no recorded changes in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.04%	97.03%	-0.01%
Hispanic	2.56%	2.04%	-20.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%