Explore the Family Name Swogger

The meaning of Swogger

Variant of Swagger, a surname of German and possibly also Dutch origin. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Ralf.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Swogger slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 28,256th in terms of popularity and dropped to 28,408th by 2010, a decrease of 0.54%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 797 in 2000 to 840 in 2010, marking a growth of 5.4%. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased marginally from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.28 in 2010, reflecting a drop of 6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,256	#28,408	-0.54%
Count	797	840	5.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.28	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Swogger

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Swogger also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as reflected in the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of Swoggers identifying as white remained predominant but saw a slight decrease from 95.48% in 2000 to 94.05% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in 2010. The percentage of those reporting two or more races decreased by 10.8%, from 2.13% in 2000 to 1.9% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of Swoggers identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 0.63% in 2000 to 2.38% in 2010, a change of 277.78%. A new addition in 2010 was the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, which accounted for 0.83% of Swoggers.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.48%	94.05%	-1.5%
Hispanic	0.63%	2.38%	277.78%
Two or More Races	2.13%	1.9%	-10.8%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.83%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.88%	0%	0%