Swartz Surname

8,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Namibia

Swartz Surname Definition:

(German) One with a dark or swarthy complexion, black.

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Swartz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States34,6001:10,4761,281
South Africa26,6051:2,036254
Namibia2,7901:86499
Canada1,4021:26,2813,517
Australia2371:113,90612,650
Sweden2041:48,2683,756
England1861:299,55922,824
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Netherlands901:187,63526,551
Denmark471:120,10011,018
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Israel231:372,07130,321
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
India111:69,733,217610,955
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
France61:11,070,454349,096
China51:273,464,31313,838
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0811:6,214780

The alternate forms: Swärtz (1) are calculated separately.

Swartz (83) may also be a first name.

Swartz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One with a dark or swarthy complexion, black.

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

User-submitted Reference

A German-Ashkenazic surname and variant of the German-Jewish surnames Schwartz and Schwarz; originally given to Jews who had a dark complexion or black hair.

- erinswartz

A German surname, meaning 'black'.

- boobah90

Swartz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swartz is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Swärtz. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swartz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,533rd most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 109,162 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Swartz are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 83 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 34,600 people, or 1 in 10,476. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 40 percent are found and Namibia, where 4 percent are found.

Swartz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swartz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Swartz last name grew 428 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 9,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swartz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swartz are 15.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Swartz earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.32% less than the national average, earning R 208,356 per year; in United States they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $44,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.98% more than the national average, earning $59,113 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swärtz941/
Shwartz92769/
Szwartz9266/
Swartzs9226/
Swaartz9222/
Swarttz9220/
Swhartz928/
Swartze923/
Swartzh922/
Swartcz921/
Swartzz921/
Swarthz921/
Swartsz921/
Swarz91153/
Schwartz86184,634/
Sxhwartz867/
Shwartze861/
Swartchz861/
D'Swartz861/
Shwarthz861/
Swarts8323,557/
Swertz83259/
Zwartz83225/
Svartz83204/
Shwarz8399/
Swortz8390/
Szwarz8379/
Suartz8363/
Swardz839/
Swarcz835/
Swartx834/
Swartc831/
Swarzz831/
Schwartze801,555/
Schwarttz807/
Schwuartz805/
Schwartrz804/
Schwatrtz804/
Schwartsz804/
Schwartzz803/
Schwartcz803/
Sschwartz802/
Schwhartz802/
Schwarstz802/
Schwarthz802/
Schwaartz802/
Schwarrtz801/
Schwartzs801/
Schweartz801/
Schwaertz801/
Schwarz77236,782/
Shwarts77148/
Shvartz77122/
Chwartz7734/
Swaerts7730/
Swaarts7726/
Shuartz7721/
Suaretz779/
Szwarcz779/
Shwartc774/
Shwortz772/
Swartch771/
Suarthz771/
Szwardz771/
Swardts771/
Swharts770/
Sweirtz770/
Swarths770/
D'Schwartz752/
Schwartzse751/
Suarz7363/
Swarc7326/
Svarz7321/
Swerz7317/
Šwarz735/
Schwarcz711,781/
Schvartz711,501/
Schwertz711,045/
Schuartz71637/
Schwarts71246/
Schwortz7147/
Schwartc718/
Schwartx715/
Schwarzz714/
Schwardz712/
Schwarrz712/
Schwaerz711/
ßchwartz711/
Schwearz711/
Schwärtz711/
Schwörtz711/
Schswarz710/
Szwarc678,821/
Zwarts672,321/
Swerts672,242/
Svarts6793/
Sworts6749/
Swards6745/
Svarcz6743/
Shvarz6726/
Shuarz6718/
Švartz6711/
Svertz678/
Shwarc675/
Schuarstz675/
Swarch672/
Suarcz672/
Suarëz672/
Schuartze672/
Zwarcz672/
Schwortzs671/
Schwortzz671/
Shwerz671/
Suardz671/
Suarts671/
Zswarc671/
Zuartz671/
Schwartse671/
Szwarć671/
Schvarrtz671/
Szvarz671/
Schuhartz670/

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Swartz Reference & Research

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

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

Swartz 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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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Swartz
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