Explore the Family Name Swofford

The meaning of Swofford

English: variant of Swafford.

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

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Swofford slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was recorded as the 14,176th most common surname in the U.S., but by 2010, its rank had dropped to 15,140, representing a 6.8% decrease. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the Swofford last name remained pretty stable, increasing marginally from 1,944 to 1,948 over the decade. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 8.33%, moving from 0.72 in 2000 to 0.66 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,176	#15,140	-6.8%
Count	1,944	1,948	0.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.72	0.66	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swofford

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes in the ethnic identity distribution among individuals bearing the Swofford surname between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as white made up the majority, although their percentage decreased slightly from 94.80% to 93.58%. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 42.78%, rising from 1.80% to 2.57%. The group identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also increased from 0.31% to 0.41%. There was a small increase in those identifying as Black, from 1.54% to 1.59%, and no change in the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native. Individuals identifying with two or more races also increased from 0.93% to 1.23%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.8%	93.58%	-1.29%
Hispanic	1.8%	2.57%	42.78%
Black	1.54%	1.59%	3.25%
Two or More Races	0.93%	1.23%	32.26%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.62%	0.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.31%	0.41%	32.26%