How common is the surname Schwan?

2,049 people in the United States had the surname Schwan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,681 Americans. It ranked 14,545th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schwan?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schwan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schwan?

Ivyann Schwan, American actress.

Where is the surname Schwan most common?

Wikidata records people named Schwan in the United States.

Is the surname Schwan getting more or less common?

More common. 1,911 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,049 in 2010, up 7.2%.

The surname Schwan

A German surname, carried by 2,049 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schwan is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Schwan.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,049 people named Schwan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 150,681 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,911.

#14,545

rank among US surnames

2,049

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,363)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,537	Wagnon	2,050	150,608
#14,545	Dolin	2,049	150,681
#14,549	Gammill	2,048	150,755

Who is named Schwan

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

96% of people named Schwan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schwans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ivyann Schwan
American actress, born 1983

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schwan

Schwan has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Schwan come from?: Borrowed from German Schwan.
How common is the surname Schwan?: 2,049 people in the United States had the surname Schwan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,681 Americans. It ranked 14,545th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schwan?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schwan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schwan?: Ivyann Schwan, American actress.
Where is the surname Schwan most common?: Wikidata records people named Schwan in the United States.
Is the surname Schwan getting more or less common?: More common. 1,911 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,049 in 2010, up 7.2%.