Explore the Family Name Szwed

The meaning of Szwed

Polish, Rusyn (from Poland), and Jewish (from Poland): ethnic or habitational name for someone from Sweden, from Polish Szwed, Rusyn shved ‘Swede’ (compare Sveda). As a Jewish name it is in some cases of ornamental origin. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Stanislaw, Franciszek, Jozef, Slawomir, Tomasz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Szwed has seen a slight dip in popularity from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 43,290 to 43,651, which is a negligible percentage change of -0.83%. Despite this minor decrease in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Szwed surname increased slightly by 5.11%, from 470 in 2000 to 494 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.17 over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,290	#43,651	-0.83%
Count	470	494	5.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Szwed

The ethnicity associated with the Szwed surname has also seen some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The greatest ethnic identity represented was White, increasing marginally from 94.89% in 2000 to 95.14% in 2010. Asian or Pacific Islanders with the Szwed surname increased by 42.19%, albeit from a small starting point of 1.28% in 2000 to 1.82% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a slight decrease of -4.71%, from 1.91% to 1.82%. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities were suppressed for privacy reasons. Individuals identifying with two or more races dropped to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.89%	95.14%	0.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.28%	1.82%	42.19%
Hispanic	1.91%	1.82%	-4.71%
Two or More Races	1.91%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%