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

The surname Swiss is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 257,936^th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,775,587 people. The last name Swiss is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Swiss live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Swiss is also the 422,632^nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 414 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 831 people, or 1 in 436,172. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 15 percent reside, Michigan, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 78 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Swiss Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Swiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Swiss surname increased 1,385 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swiss Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Swiss surname are 9.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Swiss earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.97% less than the national average, earning R 28,596 per year; in United States they earn 13.65% more than the national average, earning $49,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.32% more than the national average, earning $77,662 CAD per year.