Explore the Family Name Swigart

The meaning of Swigart

Perhaps an Americanized form of German Schweighardt or Zweigert (see Swigert). Compare Sweigard.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Swigart has seen a slight decrease in the United States over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Swigart was ranked as the 13,881st most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 15,418th spot, marking an overall drop of 11.07%. While this reflects a shift in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname also dipped by 4.81%, from 1996 to 1900 during this period. Similarly, the proportion of individuals with the last name Swigart per 100,000 people decreased by 13.51%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,881	#15,418	-11.07%
Count	1,996	1,900	-4.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.74	0.64	-13.51%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swigart

In terms of ethnic identity, the census data reveals a few shifts within those carrying the Swigart surname between 2000 and 2010. The vast majority still identified as White, with a very slight increase from 95.09% to 95.11%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native saw increases of 5.00% and 48.00% respectively. There was also a notable rise of 30.40% in individuals identifying with two or more races. However, there was a significant decrease of 58.89% in those identifying as Black, while the percentage identifying as Hispanic fell by 7.27%. All these figures are based on the Decennial U.S. Census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.09%	95.11%	0.02%
Two or More Races	1.25%	1.63%	30.4%
Hispanic	1.65%	1.53%	-7.27%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.5%	0.74%	48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.63%	5%
Black	0.9%	0.37%	-58.89%