How common is the surname Swayze?

1,911 people in the United States had the surname Swayze in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,562 Americans. It ranked 15,347th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Swayze?

Patrick Swayze, American actor, producer, singer and dancer (1952–2009), followed by Don Swayze.

Where is the surname Swayze most common?

Wikidata records people named Swayze in the United States.

Is the surname Swayze getting more or less common?

More common. 1,871 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,911 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Swayze

A surname, carried by 1,911 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Swayze is more common than 90.5% of them.

Origin

The adjective sense “gone” is a reference to actor Patrick Swayze, who played a ghost in the romantic fantasy thriller Ghost (1990).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,911 people named Swayze in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 161,562 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,871.

#15,347

rank among US surnames

1,911

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #14,590)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,340	Mungia	1,912	161,478
#15,347	McMiller	1,911	161,562
#15,355	Lisi	1,910	161,647

Who is named Swayze

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

91% of people named Swayze identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Swayzes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Patrick Swayze
American actor, producer, singer and dancer (1952–2009)
Don Swayze
American actor (1958-)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Swayze

Swasey

Swayze has the Soundex code S200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S200.

Questions

Where does the surname Swayze come from?: The adjective sense “gone” is a reference to actor Patrick Swayze, who played a ghost in the romantic fantasy thriller Ghost (1990).
How common is the surname Swayze?: 1,911 people in the United States had the surname Swayze in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,562 Americans. It ranked 15,347th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Swayze?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Swayze identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Swayze?: Patrick Swayze, American actor, producer, singer and dancer (1952–2009), followed by Don Swayze.
Where is the surname Swayze most common?: Wikidata records people named Swayze in the United States.
Is the surname Swayze getting more or less common?: More common. 1,871 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,911 in 2010, up 2.1%.