Swedenburg Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

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

Swedenburg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Sweden stronghold.

Swedenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Swedenburg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Sweden stronghold.

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

Swedenburg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swedenburg is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swedenburg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 830,559th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Swedenburg reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 333 people, or 1 in 1,088,465. In The United States it is primarily found in: Alabama, where 18 percent are found, Mississippi, where 15 percent are found and Minnesota, where 8 percent are found.

Swedenburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swedenburg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,753 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swedenburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swedenburg are 18.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.94% registered with the political party.

Swedenburg earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.61% more than the national average, earning $48,157 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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