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    The surname Swanberg

    A surname, carried by 1,558 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S516

    Swanberg: #17,942 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Swanberg #17,942, 1,558 people Swanberg: #17,942 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Swanberg #17,942, 1,558 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Swanberg is more common than 88.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,558 people named Swanberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 198,168 Americans. That is down 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,604.

    #17,942
    rank among US surnames
    1,558
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.9%
    change since 2000 (was #16,494)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,942Navarette1,558198,168
    #17,951Tee1,557198,295

    Who is named Swanberg

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

    95% of people named Swanberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Swanbergs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joe Swanberg
      American filmmaker, born 1981

    Questions

    How common is the surname Swanberg?
    1,558 people in the United States had the surname Swanberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,168 Americans. It ranked 17,942nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Swanberg?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Swanberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Swanberg?
    Joe Swanberg, American filmmaker.
    Where is the surname Swanberg most common?
    Wikidata records people named Swanberg in the United States.
    Is the surname Swanberg getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,604 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,558 in 2010, down 2.9%.