Explore the Family Name Swinehart

The meaning of Swinehart

Americanized form of German Schweinhardt: 1. occupational name for a swineherd, from Middle High German swīn ‘hog, swine’ + hertære ‘herder’. 2. from an ancient Germanic personal name based on a word cognate with Old High German swein, Middle Low German sven ‘boy’ + hart ‘strong’. Compare Swihart.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Swinehart has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 10,765th most popular surname and dropped to the 11,890th position in 2010, indicating a 10.45% decrease in rank. Similarly, the number of individuals with this surname also saw a slight dip by 3.2%, with 2,720 counts in 2000 to 2,633 counts in 2010. The proportion of people per 100k with the surname Swinehart also fell by 11.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,765	#11,890	-10.45%
Count	2,720	2,633	-3.2%
Proportion per 100k	1.01	0.89	-11.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swinehart

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Swinehart identify as White, with 96.69% in 2000 and a slight decrease to 95.75% in 2010. Meanwhile, there's been a significant increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 0.29% in 2000 to 0.53% in 2010, representing an 82.76% change. Other ethnic identities such as Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native have also seen increases between the two surveys, albeit at smaller rates.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.69%	95.75%	-0.97%
Hispanic	1.1%	1.67%	51.82%
Two or More Races	1.07%	1.18%	10.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.29%	0.53%	82.76%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.51%	0.53%	3.92%
Black	0.33%	0.34%	3.03%