Explore the Family Name Swanner

The meaning of Swanner

Perhaps an altered form of German Schwaner.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Swanner ranked 13,213th in popularity in the year 2000, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. By 2010, it had slightly slipped to the 13,330th position, marking a marginal decline of 0.89% in its rank. However, the total count of individuals with the surname Swanner saw an increase of almost 8%, growing from 2,119 in 2000 to 2,288 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people experienced a slight decrease of 1.27%, falling from 0.79 to 0.78.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,213	#13,330	-0.89%
Count	2,119	2,288	7.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.78	-1.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swanner

Moving on to the ethnic identity associated with the Swanner surname, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it was overwhelmingly associated with white individuals in both the years 2000 and 2010, although there was a minor decrease of 1.20% over this period. The second most common ethnicity associated with this surname is Hispanic; despite making up a smaller percentage, it saw a substantial increase of 76.77%. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation also grew by 45.45%, even though their overall percentage remained quite low. Meanwhile, those identifying as having two or more races decreased by 25.20%, and the Black community saw a modest increase of 4.76%. Notably, the American Indian and Alaskan Native group saw a significant growth of 229.17%, albeit from a very small base.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.79%	95.63%	-1.2%
Hispanic	0.99%	1.75%	76.77%
Two or More Races	1.23%	0.92%	-25.2%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.24%	0.79%	229.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0.48%	45.45%
Black	0.42%	0.44%	4.76%