Explore the Family Name Shvartsman

The meaning of Shvartsman

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant, transliterated from Russian, of Schwarzmann. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Mikhail, Vladimir, Boris, Yefim, Igor, Leonid, Yuriy, Aleksandr, Arkady, Grigoriy, Semyon, Yevgeny. Jewish Isaak, Yakov, Blima, Faina, Fira, Khaim, Khana.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Shvartsman saw a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 42,677 in terms of prevalence and increased to 44,423 by 2010, marking a decrease in popularity by 4.09%. Although its rank dropped, the actual count of individuals with this surname rose from 478 to 484, indicating a small increase of 1.26%. However, when scaled to the proportion per 100,000 people, Shvartsman saw an 11.11% decrease, shifting from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,677	#44,423	-4.09%
Count	478	484	1.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shvartsman

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Shvartsman surname identify as White. This ethnic group made up 96.86% of Shvartsmans in 2000, and by 2010 had risen slightly to 98.14%, showing a minor increase of 1.32%. In 2000, 2.93% identified with two or more races, however, by 2010, this statistic had dropped to zero. For other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, they were either absent or suppressed for privacy reasons throughout both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.86%	98.14%	1.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.93%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%