Swartz Surname
Approximately 66,759 people bear this surname
Swartz Surname Definition:
(German) One with a dark or swarthy complexion, black.
Read More About This SurnameSwartz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34,600 | 1:10,476 | 1,281 |
| South Africa | 26,605 | 1:2,036 | 254 |
| Namibia | 2,790 | 1:864 | 99 |
| Canada | 1,402 | 1:26,281 | 3,517 |
| Australia | 237 | 1:113,906 | 12,650 |
| Sweden | 204 | 1:48,268 | 3,756 |
| England | 186 | 1:299,559 | 22,824 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Netherlands | 90 | 1:187,635 | 26,551 |
| Denmark | 47 | 1:120,100 | 11,018 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 1:860,156 | 4,655 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,081 | 1:6,214 | 780 |
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.
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.
- erinswartzA German surname, meaning 'black'.
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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.
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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
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