Explore the Family Name Shvarts

The meaning of Shvarts

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant, transliterated from Russian, of Schwartz. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Boris, Vladimir, Yury, Anatoly, Betya, Grigoriy, Igor, Iosif, Leonid, Lev, Mikhail, Yefim. Jewish Yakov, Alter, Ber, Golda, Itsik, Mikhael, Moisey, Sarra.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Shvarts has shown a steady increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Shvarts was ranked 57,849th most popular surname, with approximately 329 individuals bearing the name. A decade later, in 2010, the surname moved up to the 53,913th rank with an increased count of 383 individuals, marking a 16.41% rise. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Shvarts surname per 100k population also noticed a slight growth of 8.33%, from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,849	#53,913	6.8%
Count	329	383	16.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shvarts

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Shvarts, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White. In 2000, about 96.96% of individuals with this surname identified themselves as White, which increased to 99.48% in 2010. There was a minuscule representation of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2000, amounting to about 1.82%. However, by 2010, this figure dropped to zero. The census data for other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either negligible or suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.96%	99.48%	2.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.82%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%