How common is the surname Schwind?

1,291 people in the United States had the surname Schwind in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 239,152 Americans. It ranked 20,541st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schwind?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schwind identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schwind?

Moritz von Schwind, Austrian painter (1804–1871).

Where is the surname Schwind most common?

Wikidata records people named Schwind in the Austrian Empire.

Is the surname Schwind getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,636 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,291 in 2010, down 21%.

The surname Schwind

A surname, carried by 1,291 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schwind is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,291 people named Schwind in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 239,152 Americans. That is down 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,636.

#20,541

rank among US surnames

1,291

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-21.1%

change since 2000 (was #16,230)

Who is named Schwind

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

96% of people named Schwind identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schwinds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Moritz von Schwind
Austrian painter (1804–1871)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schwind

Schwind has the Soundex code S530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S530.

Questions

How common is the surname Schwind?: 1,291 people in the United States had the surname Schwind in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 239,152 Americans. It ranked 20,541st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schwind?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schwind identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schwind?: Moritz von Schwind, Austrian painter (1804–1871).
Where is the surname Schwind most common?: Wikidata records people named Schwind in the Austrian Empire.
Is the surname Schwind getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,636 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,291 in 2010, down 21%.