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 last name Swansey occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swansey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 917,199th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname Swansey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Swansey reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 1,299,136. In The United States Swansey is most frequent in: Illinois, where 19 percent are found, Texas, where 17 percent are found and Michigan, where 14 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 2 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

Swansey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swansey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swansey surname rose 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 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 with the political 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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