View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Swedish Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Swedish is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swedish? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 940,398^th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname Swedish is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Swedish live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Swedish is also the 532,586^th most common first name world-wide, held by 278 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 2,119,643. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent are found, New York, where 18 percent are found and Virginia, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Oman, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Swedish Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Swedish has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 17,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swedish Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Swedish last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.52% being registered with the party.

The amount Swedish earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.13% more than the national average, earning $48,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $55,546 CAD per year.