Explore the Family Name Swartzendruber

The meaning of Swartzendruber

Americanized form of Swiss German Schwarzentruber (see Swartzentruber).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Swartzendruber has seen an increase in prevalence between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 26,215th in popularity with a count of 877 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, its rank increased to 25,356, representing a change of 3.28 percent. Furthermore, the count of individuals carrying this surname also rose by 11.29 percent to 976. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,215	#25,356	3.28%
Count	877	976	11.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.33	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swartzendruber

In terms of ethnic identity, the Swartzendruber surname was predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White in both 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. Over that decade, however, there was a slight decrease in this ethnicity from 98.06 percent to 95.80 percent. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation among the bearers of this surname increased by 64 percent, although it still represented a small fraction of the total at 2.05 percent in 2010. Some changes were also observed in other ethnic groups. For instance, those identifying as Black or belonging to two or more races each represented 0.92 percent of individuals with this surname in 2010, whereas no such instances were recorded in 2000. However, there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native who bore the Swartzendruber surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.06%	95.8%	-2.3%
Hispanic	1.25%	2.05%	64%
Two or More Races	0%	0.92%	0%
Black	0%	0.92%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%