How common is the surname Schwenk?

2,441 people in the United States had the surname Schwenk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,483 Americans. It ranked 12,662nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schwenk?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schwenk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schwenk?

Tripp Schwenk, American swimmer.

Where is the surname Schwenk most common?

Wikidata records people named Schwenk in the United States.

Is the surname Schwenk getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,495 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,441 in 2010, down 2.2%.

The surname Schwenk

A surname, carried by 2,441 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schwenk is more common than 92.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,441 people named Schwenk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 126,483 Americans. That is down 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,495.

#12,662

rank among US surnames

2,441

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-2.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,557)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,656	Houghtaling	2,444	126,328
#12,659	Rayfield	2,443	126,380
#12,661	Basquez	2,442	126,431
#12,662	Horrell	2,441	126,483
#12,667	Klee	2,440	126,535
#12,670	Gilland	2,439	126,587

Who is named Schwenk

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

96% of people named Schwenk identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schwenks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tripp Schwenk
American swimmer, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schwenk

Schwenk has the Soundex code S520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S520.

Questions

How common is the surname Schwenk?: 2,441 people in the United States had the surname Schwenk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,483 Americans. It ranked 12,662nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schwenk?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schwenk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schwenk?: Tripp Schwenk, American swimmer.
Where is the surname Schwenk most common?: Wikidata records people named Schwenk in the United States.
Is the surname Schwenk getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,495 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,441 in 2010, down 2.2%.