Explore the Family Name Swartwout

The meaning of Swartwout

Dutch: archaic variant of Swartwolt, from swart ‘black’ + wout ‘forest, wood’. The surname Swartwolt is very rare in the Netherlands and the variant Swartwout is no longer found there. In North America, the surname Swartwout may also be a Dutch translation of the German cognate Schwarzwald. Compare Swarthout, Swartout, and Swartwood.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Swartwout has seen a slight decrease in popularity. In 2000, it ranked 55,481 in terms of prevalence, and by 2010, it slipped to 56,710, indicating a -2.22% change. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 346 in 2000 to 360 in 2010, marking a growth of 4.05%. The proportion per 100,000 people declined marginally from 0.13 to 0.12, a -7.69% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,481	#56,710	-2.22%
Count	346	360	4.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swartwout

When it comes to ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The number of Asian/Pacific Islanders with the Swartwout surname appeared in 2010 at 1.94%, not having been previously recorded in 2000. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races went from 2.02% in 2000 to none in 2010. The white population saw a slight increase from 94.51% to 96.11%. The Hispanic representation disappeared by 2010, after being 2.31% in 2000. There were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.51%	96.11%	1.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.94%	0%
Two or More Races	2.02%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.31%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%