How common is the surname Swanson?

76,897 people in the United States had the surname Swanson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,015 Americans. It ranked 424th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Swanson?

Gloria Swanson, American actress (1899–1983), followed by Kristy Swanson.

Where is the surname Swanson most common?

Wikidata records people named Swanson in the United States.

How do you pronounce Swanson?

Swanson is /ˈswɒnsən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Swanson getting more or less common?

More common. 76,539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 76,897 in 2010, up 0.5%.

The surname Swanson

A surname, carried by 76,897 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈswɒnsən/ 2 syllables Soundex S525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Swanson is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 76,897 people named Swanson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,015 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 76,539.

#424

rank among US surnames

76,897

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #375)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#415	Paul	78,256	3,945
#416	Blair	78,026	3,957
#417	O'Connor	77,923	3,962
#418	Cardenas	77,652	3,976
#419	Pacheco	77,642	3,977
#420	Cross	77,557	3,981
#421	Calderon	77,085	4,005

Who is named Swanson

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

90% of people named Swanson identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Swansons

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gloria Swanson
American actress (1899–1983)
Kristy Swanson
American actress, born 1969
Mallory Swanson
American soccer player, born 1998
Steven Swanson
American engineer and NASA astronaut, born 1960
Duane Swanson
Basketball player (1913-2000)
Claude A. Swanson
American lawyer and politician (1862–1939)
Cub Swanson
American mixed martial artist, born 1983
Jackie Swanson
American actress, born 1963
Dansby Swanson
American baseball player (born 1994)
Peter Swanson
American suspense novelist (born 1968)
Charlie Swanson
American swimmer, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Swanson

Swanson has the Soundex code S525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S525.

Questions

How common is the surname Swanson?: 76,897 people in the United States had the surname Swanson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,015 Americans. It ranked 424th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Swanson?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Swanson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Swanson?: Gloria Swanson, American actress (1899–1983), followed by Kristy Swanson.
Where is the surname Swanson most common?: Wikidata records people named Swanson in the United States.
How do you pronounce Swanson?: Swanson is /ˈswɒnsən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Swanson getting more or less common?: More common. 76,539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 76,897 in 2010, up 0.5%.