Explore the Family Name Swiggett

The meaning of Swiggett

1. Possibly an Americanized form of German Schweigert or Zweigert (see Swigert), or of Schwigat, of Slavic origin. 2. variant of Zwickert, from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with swind ‘strong, fast’ + heri ‘army’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, Swiggett as a surname has shown a minor increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved slightly from 61,207 to 61,123 during the decade, a change of just 0.14%. The count or the number of people bearing the surname increased by 7.17% from 307 in 2000 to 329 in 2010. Despite these shifts, the proportion per 100,000 remained constant at 0.11, indicating that the name's overall prevalence in the population stayed relatively steady.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,207	#61,123	0.14%
Count	307	329	7.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swiggett

The ethnicity associated with the surname Swiggett has also seen some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as White increased by 2.65%, going from 68.40% to 70.21%. There was also an increase in those identifying with two or more races, rising from 1.63% to 2.13%. Conversely, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black decreased by 10.92%, falling from 28.66% to 25.53%. No ethnic identity changes were reported for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Interestingly, the census recorded a new presence of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010 which was not present in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	68.4%	70.21%	2.65%
Black	28.66%	25.53%	-10.92%
Two or More Races	1.63%	2.13%	30.67%
Hispanic	0%	2.13%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%