Explore the Family Name Swager

The meaning of Swager

1. Dutch: from Middle Dutch zwager ‘son-’ or ‘father-in-law’, used to distinguish between two bearers of the same personal name related by marriage. 2. Americanized form of German Schwager. Compare Swoger.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Swager has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Swager ranked 25,547 in terms of popularity and had a count of 908 instances. By 2010, however, it fell to rank 28,362 with an occurrence of 842, marking an 11.02% decrease in rank and a 7.27% drop in count. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.34 to 0.29 within this time frame, a 14.71% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,547	#28,362	-11.02%
Count	908	842	-7.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.29	-14.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swager

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Swager, as documented by the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals notable changes from 2000 to 2010. While the majority of people with the Swager surname identified as white (97.25% in 2000 and 92.28% in 2010), there was a significant increase in those identifying as having two or more ethnicities and those identifying as Hispanic. The percentage of people identifying with two or more races jumped from 0.99% in 2000 to 2.61% in 2010, a change of 163.64%. Similarly, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose from 0.77% in 2000 to 2.02% in 2010, marking a 162.34% increase. Instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.25%	92.28%	-5.11%
Two or More Races	0.99%	2.61%	163.64%
Hispanic	0.77%	2.02%	162.34%
Black	0.66%	1.43%	116.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%