Explore the Family Name Swanberg

The meaning of Swanberg

Swedish: variant, also Americanized, of Svanberg, ornamental name composed of the elements svan ‘swan’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Sigvard, Sven.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Swanberg has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 16,494 in 2000, its position dropped to 17,942 in 2010, representing an 8.78% decrease. The count of individuals carrying the Swanberg surname also reduced from 1,604 to 1,558 during this period, marking a 2.87% decline. Accordingly, the proportion of the Swanberg surname per 100k people in the population fell by 10.17%, from 0.59 in 2000 to 0.53 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,494	#17,942	-8.78%
Count	1,604	1,558	-2.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.53	-10.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swanberg

Shifting focus to ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals bearing the Swanberg surname identify as White, though this percentage slightly decreased from 96.07% in 2000 to 94.80% in 2010. However, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander nearly doubled, increasing from 0.37% to 0.64%. Additionally, the percentage of individuals with mixed ethnic identities (Two or more races) rose by 59.20%, from 1.25% in 2000 to 1.99% in 2010. The percentage of Swanbergs identifying as Hispanic remained constant at 1.93%. No Swanbergs identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.07%	94.8%	-1.32%
Two or More Races	1.25%	1.99%	59.2%
Hispanic	1.93%	1.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.37%	0.64%	72.97%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%