# Swanson (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 76,897 |
| US rank (2010) | 424 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,015 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.5% (76,539 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈswɒnsən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Swanson 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Swanson in the United States.

## People named Swanson

- Gloria Swanson, American actress (1899–1983)
- Kristy Swanson, American actress
- Mallory Swanson, American soccer player
- Steven Swanson, American engineer and NASA astronaut
- Duane Swanson, basketball player (1913-2000)
- Claude A. Swanson, American lawyer and politician (1862–1939)
- Cub Swanson, American mixed martial artist
- Jackie Swanson, American actress
- Dansby Swanson, American baseball player (born 1994)
- Peter Swanson, American suspense novelist (born 1968)
- Charlie Swanson, American swimmer

## Similar surnames

Swenson, Swinson, Swensen, Sansone, Sansom, Sanson, Swanigan, Singson, Samson, Sanjuan, Sensenig, Simkins.

## 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.