Explore the Family Name Sweatman

The meaning of Sweatman

English (Sussex): variant of Sweetman.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sweatman has slightly decreased over the years. In 2000, Sweatman ranked as the 17,566th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 18,007th spot, marking a slight decrease of 2.51%. However, while its ranking fell, the number of people with this surname actually increased from 1,476 in 2000 to 1,550 in 2010, a growth of 5.01%. Nonetheless, the proportion of individuals named Sweatman per 100,000 people declined by 3.64% during this same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,566	#18,007	-2.51%
Count	1,476	1,550	5.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.53	-3.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sweatman

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there have been some shifts in the distribution of the Sweatman surname among different ethnic identities. While the majority of people with the Sweatman surname identified as White (87.16% in 2010, down from 89.16% in 2000), the proportion identifying as Black saw an increase from 7.66% in 2000 to 8.65% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more races also increased noticeably, from 1.22% in 2000 to 1.81% in 2010. The percentage of people with the surname Sweatman who identified as Hispanic also rose, from 0.88% in 2000 to 1.55% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.16%	87.16%	-2.24%
Black	7.66%	8.65%	12.92%
Two or More Races	1.22%	1.81%	48.36%
Hispanic	0.88%	1.55%	76.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.47%	0%	0%