How common is the surname Swann?

12,293 people in the United States had the surname Swann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,116 Americans. It ranked 2,916th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Swann?

Rich Swann, American professional wrestler, followed by Sidney Swann.

Where is the surname Swann most common?

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

Is the surname Swann getting more or less common?

More common. 11,941 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,293 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Swann

A nickname surname, carried by 12,293 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). Swann is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

Variant of Swan.

Swann is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,293 people named Swann in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,116 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,941.

#2,916

rank among US surnames

12,293

people in 2010

4.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,773)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,907	Overstreet	12,342	25,016
#2,908	Borges	12,337	25,026
#2,909	Concepcion	12,332	25,036
#2,910	Lemons	12,322	25,056
#2,911	Matson	12,320	25,061
#2,912	Brinson	12,303	25,095
#2,914	Ralston	12,302	25,097

Who is named Swann

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

67% of people named Swann identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Swanns

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rich Swann
American professional wrestler, born 1991
Sidney Swann
British clergyman and rower, 1890–1976
Matthew Swann
Australian field hockey player, born 1989
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, born 1951

Notable Swanns come mostly from the United States (5), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Swann

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

Questions

Where does the surname Swann come from?: Variant of Swan.
How common is the surname Swann?: 12,293 people in the United States had the surname Swann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,116 Americans. It ranked 2,916th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Swann?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Swann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Swann?: Rich Swann, American professional wrestler, followed by Sidney Swann.
Where is the surname Swann most common?: Wikidata records people named Swann in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.
What type of surname is Swann?: Swann is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Swann getting more or less common?: More common. 11,941 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,293 in 2010, up 2.9%.