How common is the surname Oswalt?

5,198 people in the United States had the surname Oswalt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,397 Americans. It ranked 6,524th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Oswalt?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Oswalt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Oswalt?

Patton Oswalt, American actor and comedian, followed by Roy Oswalt.

Where is the surname Oswalt most common?

Wikidata records people named Oswalt in the United States.

Is the surname Oswalt getting more or less common?

More common. 5,114 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,198 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Oswalt

A surname, carried by 5,198 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O243

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oswalt is more common than 96% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,198 people named Oswalt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,397 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,114.

#6,524

rank among US surnames

5,198

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,167)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,521	Macy	5,203	59,340
#6,522	Reiner	5,202	59,351
#6,523	Claiborne	5,201	59,363
#6,524	Oswalt	5,198	59,397
#6,525	Berumen	5,195	59,431

Who is named Oswalt

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Oswalt identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Oswalts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Patton Oswalt
American actor and comedian, born 1969
Roy Oswalt
American professional baseball player and pitcher, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Oswalt

Oswald

Oswalt has the Soundex code O243, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O243.

Questions

How common is the surname Oswalt?: 5,198 people in the United States had the surname Oswalt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,397 Americans. It ranked 6,524th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oswalt?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Oswalt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Oswalt?: Patton Oswalt, American actor and comedian, followed by Roy Oswalt.
Where is the surname Oswalt most common?: Wikidata records people named Oswalt in the United States.
Is the surname Oswalt getting more or less common?: More common. 5,114 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,198 in 2010, up 1.6%.