Swearingen Surname

47,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,811 people bear this surname

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

Swearingen Surname User-submission:

Swearingen is an Anglicization of the Dutch van Sweringen, a habitational surname ultimately from the German Schweringen (Low German Swering), a municipality in Lower Saxony.

Swearingen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,7901:33,5924,201
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England21:27,859,030389,889
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2371:40,5974,767

Swearingen (26) may also be a first name.

Swearingen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Swearingen is an Anglicization of the Dutch van Sweringen, a habitational surname ultimately from the German Schweringen (Low German Swering), a municipality in Lower Saxony.

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Swearingen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swearingen is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swearingen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,788th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 674,086 people. The surname Swearingen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Swearingen are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.

The surname Swearingen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,790 people, or 1 in 33,592. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Swearingen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swearingen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swearingen surname rose 872 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swearingen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swearingen surname are 17.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.27% being registered to vote for the party.

Swearingen earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.27% less than the national average, earning $41,738 USD per year.

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Swearingen Reference & Research

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

Swearingen 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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