How common is the surname Sweat?

9,194 people in the United States had the surname Sweat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,581 Americans. It ranked 3,856th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sweat?

Keith Sweat, American singer and producer, followed by Montez Sweat.

Where is the surname Sweat most common?

Wikidata records people named Sweat in the United States.

Is the surname Sweat getting more or less common?

More common. 8,679 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,194 in 2010, up 5.9%.

The surname Sweat

A surname, carried by 9,194 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sweat is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,194 people named Sweat in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,581 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,679.

#3,856

rank among US surnames

9,194

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #3,752)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,853	Islas	9,200	33,559
#3,854	Bader	9,197	33,570
#3,855	Hoy	9,196	33,574
#3,856	Sweat	9,194	33,581
#3,857	Hoyle	9,192	33,589

Who is named Sweat

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

75% of people named Sweat identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sweats

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Keith Sweat
American singer and producer, born 1961
Montez Sweat
American football player, born 1996
Josh Sweat
American football player (born 1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sweat

Sweat has the Soundex code S300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S300.

Questions

How common is the surname Sweat?: 9,194 people in the United States had the surname Sweat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,581 Americans. It ranked 3,856th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sweat?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Sweat identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sweat?: Keith Sweat, American singer and producer, followed by Montez Sweat.
Where is the surname Sweat most common?: Wikidata records people named Sweat in the United States.
Is the surname Sweat getting more or less common?: More common. 8,679 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,194 in 2010, up 5.9%.