How common is the surname Swing?

1,882 people in the United States had the surname Swing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,052 Americans. It ranked 15,546th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Swing?

Jordan Swing, American basketball player (born 1990).

Where is the surname Swing most common?

Wikidata records people named Swing in the United States.

Is the surname Swing getting more or less common?

More common. 1,829 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,882 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Swing

A surname, carried by 1,882 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Swing is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,882 people named Swing in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,052 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,829.

#15,546

rank among US surnames

1,882

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #14,857)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,541	Pomerantz	1,883	163,965
#15,546	Weldy	1,882	164,052
#15,551	Buscher	1,881	164,139

Who is named Swing

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

84% of people named Swing identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Swings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jordan Swing
American basketball player (born 1990)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Swing

Swing has the Soundex code S520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S520.

Questions

How common is the surname Swing?: 1,882 people in the United States had the surname Swing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,052 Americans. It ranked 15,546th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Swing?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Swing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Swing?: Jordan Swing, American basketball player (born 1990).
Where is the surname Swing most common?: Wikidata records people named Swing in the United States.
Is the surname Swing getting more or less common?: More common. 1,829 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,882 in 2010, up 2.9%.