Swetts Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

Swetts Surname Definition:

(English, Russian, Dutch) Descendant of Swet (agreeable); the light-complexioned man; the son of Witte (white).

Swetts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Swetts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Russian, Dutch) Descendant of Swet (agreeable); the light-complexioned man; the son of Witte (white).

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

Swetts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swetts is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swetts? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Swetts are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 59 percent live, Connecticut, where 25 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 3 percent live.

Swetts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swetts has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swetts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swetts surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Swetts earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.92% less than the national average, earning $28,513 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swett915,280/
Swets91927/
Sweatt835,300/
Swette83126/
Sweett83115/
Switts8353/
Sweats8350/
Shwets8346/
Sweets8338/
Swetse831/
Swwett830/
Swet80287/
Swes8012/
Sweatte77174/
Schwets7720/
Shvetts7713/
Sweetes771/
Swessts771/
Swechts770/
Sweet7388,406/
Sweat7311,431/
Sweis733,312/
Swetz73640/
Suett73398/
Swete73308/
Swies73223/
Zwets73187/
Sweit73183/
Switt73153/
Sweth7371/
Swits7367/
Svets7363/
Sweas7336/
Szwet7333/
Suets7326/
Sweys7325/
Shwet7320/
Swiet7316/
Swedt737/
Shwes736/
Swese734/
Swesh733/
Szwes733/
Swess731/
Swezt731/
Svett731/
Swwet731/
Swees731/
Sweds730/
Schuetts7145/
Schweits714/
Schwette712/
Schwettz711/
Swe67183,646/
Shvets6769,914/
Switth67619/
Sweiss67499/
Swiess67283/
Svettsova67186/
Shweet67174/
Shwetz67169/
Suitts67140/
Szwedt67114/
Sweitz6787/
Sweete6779/
Svette6771/
Suette6769/
Sweetz6753/
Shuett6745/
Sweatz6741/
Swiesz6733/
Szvett6727/
Shweth6723/
Sweijs6716/
Sweish6713/
Shweit6711/
Schwet679/
Suehtt677/
Shwesh677/
Szuets676/
Switte675/
Sweate675/
Szwetz674/
Sweeds674/
Swetch673/
Sweeth673/
Shuets672/
Shbets672/
Swietz672/
Szwest672/
Shweis672/
Sweyte671/
Sweath671/
Sweisz671/
Szwejs671/
Sweadt671/
Shwete671/
Sveitt671/
Swaits670/
Sveatt670/
Sveats670/
Sweesz670/
Swhies670/
Sweise670/
Swetze670/
Sweess670/
Sveett670/
Switzs670/

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