View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Swift (Arabic: سويفت) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Swift is the 9,118^th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 117,242 people. The surname Swift is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Swift reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 468,941^st most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 346 people.

The surname Swift is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 33,561 people, or 1 in 10,800. In The United States Swift is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 122 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Swift Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Swift has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Swift last name rose 390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 1 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 493 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 622 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swift Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Swift last name is chiefly Catholic (87%) in Ireland and Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Swift last name are 12.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.5% registered with the party.

The amount Swift earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.97% less than the national average, earning 311,579 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.11% more than the national average, earning R 366,216 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $52,906 CAD per year.