Explore the Family Name Sweezey

The meaning of Sweezey

Altered form of English Swasey.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sweezey has seen quite a decline from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it held the rank of 49,249, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 65,066 spot, marking a decrease of 32.12%. Furthermore, the total count of individuals with this surname also dropped by nearly a quarter, down from 401 in 2000 to only 305 by 2010. This represented a drop of 23.94%, lowering the proportion of people with this last name per 100k from 0.15 to 0.1, or a decrease of 33.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,249	#65,066	-32.12%
Count	401	305	-23.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.1	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sweezey

The Decennial U.S. Census data shows interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Sweezey over the same decade. In 2000, a majority of the bearers of this surname identified as White (94.76%), followed by Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, each making up 2.24% of the total. By 2010, there was a noticeable shift. While White remained the dominant ethnicity at 89.51%, its percentage had diminished by 5.54%. The number of those identifying as Hispanic more than doubled to reach 4.59%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander slightly increased to 2.30%, and a new category emerged, with 2.95% identifying as belonging to two or more races. There remained no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.76%	89.51%	-5.54%
Hispanic	2.24%	4.59%	104.91%
Two or More Races	0%	2.95%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.24%	2.3%	2.68%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%