Explore the Family Name Swiggum

The meaning of Swiggum

Altered form of Norwegian Sviggum, a habitational name from a farmstead in Sogn named Sviggum, from Old Norse Svithgum, denoting a place where the grass easily dries. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Nordahl.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Swiggum has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 43,058th most common surname but dropped to 46,314th position in 2010, representing a 7.56% decrease. Additionally, there were 473 individuals with the surname Swiggum in 2000, which slightly decreased to 460 in 2010, marking a minor drop by 2.75%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Swiggum per 100,000 people also fell by 11.11% from 0.18 to 0.16 over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,058	#46,314	-7.56%
Count	473	460	-2.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swiggum

Concerning ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that nearly all individuals with the surname Swiggum identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with 97.25% and 97.17% respectively, showing a negligible change of -0.08%. There was a small presence of the surname within the category of two or more races in 2000, at 1.06%, however, this percentage dropped to zero in 2010. Notably, a new development in 2010 saw the emergence of a Hispanic representation at 1.30%, not previously recorded in 2000. The ethnic identities of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native did not register any individuals with the surname Swiggum in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.25%	97.17%	-0.08%
Hispanic	0%	1.3%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.06%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%