Explore the Family Name Swartzlander

The meaning of Swartzlander

Americanized form of German Schwarzländer, a habitational name for someone from an area of Bavaria known as Schwarzland ‘the black land’, from Middle High German swarz ‘black’ + land ‘land’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Swartzlander saw a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 30,292 and rose to 30,101 in 2010, marking a moderate change of 0.63%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this surname also increased from 729 to 779, accounting for a growth of 6.86%. However, the proportion per 100k decreased by 3.7%, falling from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,292	#30,101	0.63%
Count	729	779	6.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swartzlander

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals some interesting shifts in the ethnic identity of those with the Swartzlander surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White, although this dropped slightly from 97.94% to 94.99%. Additionally, there was a noticeable increase of those who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, as well as those claiming two or more races. In 2000, no Swartzlanders identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic, but this changed to 1.41% and 1.54% respectively by 2010. Those identifying as two or more races grew significantly - from 0.69% in 2000 to 1.80% in 2010. Nevertheless, no data was reported for Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.94%	94.99%	-3.01%
Two or More Races	0.69%	1.8%	160.87%
Hispanic	0%	1.54%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.41%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.69%	0%	0%