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    The surname Swartley

    An English surname, carried by 624 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S634

    Swartley: #35,945 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Swartley #35,945, 624 people Swartley: #35,945 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Swartley #35,945, 624 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Swartley is more common than 77.8% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English sweart (“black”) + lēah (“meadow, woodland clearing”). Compare Whitley.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 624 people named Swartley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 494,785 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 606.

    #35,945
    rank among US surnames
    624
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3%
    change since 2000 (was #35,187)

    Who is named Swartley

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

    98% of people named Swartley identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 98%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Swartley come from?
    From Old English sweart (“black”) + lēah (“meadow, woodland clearing”). Compare Whitley.
    How common is the surname Swartley?
    624 people in the United States had the surname Swartley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 494,785 Americans. It ranked 35,945th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Swartley?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Swartley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Swartley getting more or less common?
    More common. 606 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 624 in 2010, up 3.0%.