Explore the Family Name Swinea

The meaning of Swinea

Variant of Irish and Scottish Sweeney 1, and possibly also of Sweeney 2 or 3, surnames of French origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Swinea saw an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved up from 64,186 to 62,714, reflecting a change of 2.29 percent. Concurrently, the count or total number of individuals bearing the surname Swinea also increased by 10 percent, from 290 people in 2000 to 319 in 2010. Interestingly, despite this rise in total count and rank, the surname's proportion per 100,000 people remained static at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,186	#62,714	2.29%
Count	290	319	10%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swinea

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Swinea. In 2000, those identifying as white held a substantial majority at 92.41 percent, but this proportion decreased by 4.34 percent over the decade. By contrast, the percentage of individuals with the surname Swinea who identify as Black increased significantly from 4.83 percent in 2000 to 6.90 percent in 2010, marking a considerable change of 42.86 percent. Additionally, the year 2010 saw some people with this surname identifying with two or more races, standing at 2.82 percent, a category that was unrepresented in the 2000 data. Notably, there were no recorded changes for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.41%	88.4%	-4.34%
Black	4.83%	6.9%	42.86%
Two or More Races	0%	2.82%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%