Explore the Family Name Swimmer

The meaning of Swimmer

Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schwimmer. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Mendel, Rebekah.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Swimmer saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Swimmer was ranked 42,289th and rose to 42,720th by 2010, a small decline of 1.02%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 483 to 507 during this same period, marking a growth of 4.97%. The proportion of the surname Swimmer per 100k people also saw a minor decrease of about 5.56%, moving from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,289	#42,720	-1.02%
Count	483	507	4.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swimmer

The Decennial U.S. Census data for the ethnic identity linked to the surname Swimmer reveals some shifts over a decade. The percentage of those identifying as White declined slightly, from 51.55% in 2000 to 49.90% in 2010. Individuals associating with American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity also decreased, dropping from 43.27% to 39.84%. Meanwhile, the proportions of those identifying as Hispanic or identifying with two or more races increased significantly. The Hispanic representation nearly doubled, going from 2.69% in 2000 to 5.13% in 2010, while the percentage of those identifying as two or more races surged from 2.07% to 4.73%. Remarkably, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	51.55%	49.9%	-3.2%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	43.27%	39.84%	-7.93%
Hispanic	2.69%	5.13%	90.71%
Two or More Races	2.07%	4.73%	128.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%