How common is the surname Swallow?

2,891 people in the United States had the surname Swallow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,795 Americans. It ranked 11,003rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Swallow?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Swallow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Swallow?

Ellen Swallow Richards, American chemist (1842-1911), followed by Emily Swallow.

Where is the surname Swallow most common?

Wikidata records people named Swallow in the United States.

Is the surname Swallow getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,954 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,891 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Swallow

A surname, carried by 2,891 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Swallow is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

* As an English surname, from the noun swallow (sense 2). * Also as an English surname, from Swallow in Lincolnshire, named after its river. The placename itself could be related to the verb swell, or related to the name of the river Swale.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,891 people named Swallow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 106,795 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,954.

#11,003

rank among US surnames

2,891

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,062)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,998	Killebrew	2,892	106,758
#11,003	Charpentier	2,891	106,795
#11,007	Hipolito	2,890	106,832
#11,010	Guardiola	2,889	106,869

Who is named Swallow

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

89% of people named Swallow identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.6%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Swallows

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ellen Swallow Richards
American chemist (1842-1911)
Emily Swallow
American actress, born 1979
Steve Swallow
American jazz bassist and composer, born 1940
Lexi Swallow
American pornographic actress, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Swallow

Swallow has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

Questions

Where does the surname Swallow come from?: * As an English surname, from the noun swallow (sense 2). * Also as an English surname, from Swallow in Lincolnshire, named after its river. The placename itself could be related to the verb swell, or related to the name of the river Swale.
How common is the surname Swallow?: 2,891 people in the United States had the surname Swallow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,795 Americans. It ranked 11,003rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Swallow?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Swallow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Swallow?: Ellen Swallow Richards, American chemist (1842-1911), followed by Emily Swallow.
Where is the surname Swallow most common?: Wikidata records people named Swallow in the United States.
Is the surname Swallow getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,954 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,891 in 2010, down 2.1%.