How common is the surname Swenson?

23,009 people in the United States had the surname Swenson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,418 Americans. It ranked 1,563rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Swenson?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Swenson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Swenson?

Inga Swenson, American actress (1932–2023), followed by Karl Swenson.

Where is the surname Swenson most common?

Wikidata records people named Swenson in the United States.

Is the surname Swenson getting more or less common?

More common. 22,762 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,009 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Swenson

A surname, carried by 23,009 people in the United States.

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). Swenson is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,009 people named Swenson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,418 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,762.

#1,563

rank among US surnames

23,009

people in 2010

7.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,442)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,554	Reynoso	23,143	13,341
#1,555	Wesley	23,135	13,345
#1,556	Hidalgo	23,134	13,346
#1,557	Cabral	23,128	13,349
#1,558	Samuel	23,125	13,351
#1,559	Lacy	23,110	13,360
#1,560	Gallo	23,056	13,391

Who is named Swenson

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

95% of people named Swenson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Swensons

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Inga Swenson
American actress (1932–2023)
Karl Swenson
American actor (1908–1978)
Robert Swenson
American professional wrestler, stuntman, and actor (1957–1997)
Will Swenson
American actor and singer, born 1973
Eliza Swenson
American actress, born 1982
May Swenson
American poet (1913–1989)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Swenson

Swenson 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 Swenson?: 23,009 people in the United States had the surname Swenson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,418 Americans. It ranked 1,563rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Swenson?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Swenson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Swenson?: Inga Swenson, American actress (1932–2023), followed by Karl Swenson.
Where is the surname Swenson most common?: Wikidata records people named Swenson in the United States.
Is the surname Swenson getting more or less common?: More common. 22,762 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,009 in 2010, up 1.1%.