How common is the surname Swayne?

1,770 people in the United States had the surname Swayne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,433 Americans. It ranked 16,295th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Swayne?

Noah Haynes Swayne, American jurist (1804–1884); US Supreme Court justice from 1862 to 1881.

Where is the surname Swayne most common?

Wikidata records people named Swayne in the United States.

Is the surname Swayne getting more or less common?

More common. 1,689 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,770 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Swayne

A surname, carried by 1,770 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). Swayne is more common than 90% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,770 people named Swayne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 174,433 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,689.

#16,295

rank among US surnames

1,770

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,825)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,295	Swayne	1,770	174,433
#16,302	Merten	1,769	174,531

Who is named Swayne

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

74% of people named Swayne identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Swaynes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Noah Haynes Swayne
American jurist (1804–1884); US Supreme Court justice from 1862 to 1881

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Swayne

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

Questions

How common is the surname Swayne?: 1,770 people in the United States had the surname Swayne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,433 Americans. It ranked 16,295th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Swayne?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Swayne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Swayne?: Noah Haynes Swayne, American jurist (1804–1884); US Supreme Court justice from 1862 to 1881.
Where is the surname Swayne most common?: Wikidata records people named Swayne in the United States.
Is the surname Swayne getting more or less common?: More common. 1,689 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,770 in 2010, up 4.8%.