How common is the surname Schwimmer?

968 people in the United States had the surname Schwimmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 318,952 Americans. It ranked 25,518th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schwimmer?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schwimmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schwimmer?

David Schwimmer, American actor (born 1966), followed by Rusty Schwimmer.

Where is the surname Schwimmer most common?

Wikidata records people named Schwimmer in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Schwimmer getting more or less common?

More common. 817 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 968 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Schwimmer

A German surname, carried by 968 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schwimmer is more common than 84.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Schwimmer.

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 968 people named Schwimmer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 318,952 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 817.

#25,518

rank among US surnames

968

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+18.5%

change since 2000 (was #27,721)

Who is named Schwimmer

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

96% of people named Schwimmer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schwimmers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Schwimmer
American actor (born 1966)
Rusty Schwimmer
American actress, born 1962
Walter Schwimmer
Austrian politician, 1942–2025
Benji Schwimmer
American dancer and choreographer, born 1984

Notable Schwimmers come mostly from the United States (3) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schwimmer

Schwimmer has the Soundex code S560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S560.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Schwimmer come from?: Borrowed from German Schwimmer.
How common is the surname Schwimmer?: 968 people in the United States had the surname Schwimmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 318,952 Americans. It ranked 25,518th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schwimmer?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schwimmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schwimmer?: David Schwimmer, American actor (born 1966), followed by Rusty Schwimmer.
Where is the surname Schwimmer most common?: Wikidata records people named Schwimmer in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Schwimmer getting more or less common?: More common. 817 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 968 in 2010, up 19%.