# Swann (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/swann/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the nickname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,293 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,916 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 25,116 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (11,941 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Swan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Swann in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 67% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Swann in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.

## People named Swann

- Rich Swann, American professional wrestler
- Sidney Swann, British clergyman and rower
- Matthew Swann, Australian field hockey player
- Lynn Swann, American football player and politician (born 1952)
- Thomas Swann, American politician (1809-1883)
- William Francis Gray Swann, American physicist (1884–1962)
- Donald Swann, British composer (1923-1994)
- Jeffrey Swann, American musician

## Similar surnames

Swain, Swan, Swinney, Swaney, Swayne, San, Schwan, Sanna, Sweeney, Snow, Sheehan, Sun.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.