Swanson Surname

4,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Swanson Surname Definition:

1 Swan’s Son: v. Swan.

2 = Swainson, q.v.

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Swanson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States106,7561:3,395355
Canada5,0971:7,2291,066
Australia2,2021:12,2601,781
England1,9431:28,6763,872
Scotland1,2571:4,259739
South Africa5671:95,55211,666
New Zealand5641:8,0291,368
Sweden1201:82,0566,066
Wales941:32,9213,306
Thailand721:981,088150,124
Philippines681:1,488,797104,347
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Ecuador391:407,84210,051
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Saint Lucia321:5,587741
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
United States Virgin Islands211:5,256808
Chile201:880,82418,509
Japan191:6,728,64742,320
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Cayman Islands151:4,260557
France151:4,428,181244,602
China131:105,178,5825,529
Estonia121:110,15019,471
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Guam81:20,0153,029
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India61:127,844,230863,365
Panama61:652,04310,051
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,5591:2,401428
England6271:38,8764,976
Wales81:196,0527,186
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6811:6,538818

Swanson (665) may also be a first name.

Swanson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 Swan’s Son: v. Swan.

2 = Swainson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Son of the Peasant” in Old English (Swainson).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Swedish) The son of Swan (servant).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The Swanson surname is the nationalized version of the Nordic name, Sven. Many surnames of Nordic-rooted families were provided based on lineage; such as "Sven's son". Later descendants altered the name, due to frequent mispronunciation, into family names such as Swanson, Swansin, Swansen, Svensen, and others.

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Swanson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swanson is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swanson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swanson is the 4,729th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 61,018 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Swanson live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 321,817th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 665 people.

Swanson is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 106,756 people, or 1 in 3,395. In The United States Swanson is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 11 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 96 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Swanson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swanson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swanson last name expanded 1,390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 310 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Swanson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Swanson surname are 12.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swanson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.66% more than the national average, earning R 460,212 per year; in United States they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $45,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning $49,220 CAD per year.

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Swanson Reference & Research

Swanson DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Swanson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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