How common is the surname Swett?

3,384 people in the United States had the surname Swett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,237 Americans. It ranked 9,603rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Swett?

Richard Swett, American politician.

Where is the surname Swett most common?

Wikidata records people named Swett in the United States.

Is the surname Swett getting more or less common?

More common. 3,255 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,384 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Swett

A surname, carried by 3,384 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). Swett is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,384 people named Swett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,237 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,255.

#9,603

rank among US surnames

3,384

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #9,215)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,594	Hoelscher	3,387	91,156
#9,596	Keever	3,386	91,183
#9,598	Lundeen	3,385	91,210
#9,603	Seaver	3,384	91,237
#9,607	Wingert	3,383	91,264
#9,609	Sabatino	3,382	91,291
#9,611	Cuenca	3,381	91,318

Who is named Swett

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

90% of people named Swett identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Swetts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Swett
American politician, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Swett

Swett 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 Swett?: 3,384 people in the United States had the surname Swett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,237 Americans. It ranked 9,603rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Swett?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Swett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Swett?: Richard Swett, American politician.
Where is the surname Swett most common?: Wikidata records people named Swett in the United States.
Is the surname Swett getting more or less common?: More common. 3,255 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,384 in 2010, up 4.0%.