How common is the surname Swaim?

5,310 people in the United States had the surname Swaim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,144 Americans. It ranked 6,407th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Swaim?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Swaim identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Swaim?

Bob Swaim, American film director, followed by RayVeness.

Where is the surname Swaim most common?

Wikidata records people named Swaim in France and the United States.

Is the surname Swaim getting more or less common?

More common. 5,104 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,310 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Swaim

A surname, carried by 5,310 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). Swaim is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,310 people named Swaim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,144 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,104.

#6,407

rank among US surnames

5,310

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #6,180)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,402	McKean	5,314	58,100
#6,404	Spell	5,313	58,111
#6,405	Fick	5,311	58,133
#6,407	Dandrea	5,310	58,144

Who is named Swaim

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

94% of people named Swaim identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Swaims

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bob Swaim
American film director, born 1943
RayVeness
American pornographic actress, born 1972

Notable Swaims come mostly from France (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Swaim

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

Questions

How common is the surname Swaim?: 5,310 people in the United States had the surname Swaim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,144 Americans. It ranked 6,407th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Swaim?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Swaim identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Swaim?: Bob Swaim, American film director, followed by RayVeness.
Where is the surname Swaim most common?: Wikidata records people named Swaim in France and the United States.
Is the surname Swaim getting more or less common?: More common. 5,104 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,310 in 2010, up 4.0%.