How common is the surname Swain?

25,157 people in the United States had the surname Swain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,273 Americans. It ranked 1,412th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Swain?

Dominique Swain, American actress, followed by Mack Swain.

Where is the surname Swain most common?

Wikidata records people named Swain in the United States.

Is the surname Swain getting more or less common?

More common. 24,220 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,157 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Swain

A surname, carried by 25,157 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). Swain is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,157 people named Swain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,273 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,220.

#1,412

rank among US surnames

25,157

people in 2010

8.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,338)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,403	Pina	25,293	12,207
#1,404	Schumacher	25,292	12,207
#1,405	Akers	25,290	12,208
#1,406	Roe	25,286	12,210
#1,407	Tomlinson	25,274	12,216
#1,408	Mayes	25,256	12,225
#1,409	Zheng	25,242	12,231

Who is named Swain

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

66% of people named Swain identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Swains

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dominique Swain
American actress, born 1980
Mack Swain
American actor, vaudevillian (1876–1935)
Mike Swain
American judoka, born 1960
Bennie Swain
American basketball player and trainer (1933–2008)
Chelse Swain
American actress (b. 1983)
Stacey Q
American singer, dancer and actress, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Swaine

Surnames that sound like Swain

Swain 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 Swain?: 25,157 people in the United States had the surname Swain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,273 Americans. It ranked 1,412th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Swain?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Swain identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Swain?: Dominique Swain, American actress, followed by Mack Swain.
Where is the surname Swain most common?: Wikidata records people named Swain in the United States.
Is the surname Swain getting more or less common?: More common. 24,220 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,157 in 2010, up 3.9%.
What are other spellings of Swain?: Swaine.