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Where Does The Last Name Schwartz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Schwartz (Arabic: شوارتز) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Schwärtz. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwartz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 3,052^nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 39,470 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Schwartz live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 480,499^th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 332 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 123,109 people, or 1 in 2,944. In The United States Schwartz is most frequent in: New York, where 16 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 128 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Schwartz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Schwartz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwartz last name rose 1,689 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 510 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Schwartz Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Schwartz surname is chiefly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Schwartz surname are 38.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schwartz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 49.2% more than the national average, earning €44,806 per year; in Norway they earn 20.02% more than the national average, earning 415,371 kr per year; in Peru they earn 77.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,495 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.5% more than the national average, earning R 343,392 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.26% more than the national average, earning $31,161,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.48% more than the national average, earning $51,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.36% more than the national average, earning $62,778 CAD per year.