Swansey Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Swansey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swansey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Swansey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Swansey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Swansey is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Swansey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swansey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 917,199th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. Swansey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Swansey are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 1,299,136. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 19 percent live, Texas, where 17 percent live and Michigan, where 14 percent live. Apart from The United States Swansey exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 2 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.

Swansey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swansey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swansey last name rose 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swansey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swansey surname are 0.52999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.7% being registered to vote for the party.

Swansey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.97% less than the national average, earning $41,005 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swuansey937/
Swanse925/
Swansy924/
Swancey86185/
Swanzey8678/
Swanser8626/
Swansea8626/
Swansie862/
Swanset861/
Swansee860/
Schwanse8066/
Schwansy800/
Swansger800/
Swansi777,835/
Swanzy773,649/
Suanse77302/
Swance77116/
Swange7797/
Swanze775/
Swansa774/
Swanjy772/
Schwansee7537/
Schwanser750/
Swancer7196/
Swansia7189/
Swanshi7187/
Suanset7158/
Shwansi7146/
Swanzer7117/
Swansah7116/
Swantje7110/
Swansha719/
Swainsa716/
Swanzie714/
Suanses714/
Swansai712/
Suansee712/
Swangeh711/
Suanser711/
Swainge711/
Swwanzy711/
Shwance711/
Swonsay710/
Swangie710/
Swanjaya67100/
Swainger6789/
Szwancer677/
Suansiya677/
Shwantje675/
Swanchez673/
Suonseuy671/
Schwanze671/
Swangerr671/
Schwance671/
Suanseth671/
Shwanger670/
Swonsier670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swansey
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