Switzer Surname

26,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Switzer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Lower suggests 'Switzer,' a Swiss, a native of Switzerland. The surname is no doubt foreign, but was early settled in England, and has acquired an English appearance. At the time of writing there is being advertised 'Schweitzer's Cocoatina.

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Switzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,3521:23,6102,971
Canada3,6341:10,1391,513
England2901:192,13117,003
Australia1931:139,87415,066
Ireland1271:37,0783,016
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Denmark171:332,04223,714
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Wales141:221,03813,576
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Guam81:20,0153,029
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1741:25,4592,743
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9121:12,8371,651

Switzer (97) may also be a first name.

Switzer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Lower suggests 'Switzer,' a Swiss, a native of Switzerland. The surname is no doubt foreign, but was early settled in England, and has acquired an English appearance. At the time of writing there is being advertised 'Schweitzer's Cocoatina.' Cotgrave quotes: 'A Switzer's bellie and a drunkard's face Are no true signes of penetentiallgrace.' 'Leading three thousand must 'red men in pay, of French, Scots, Alman, Swisser, and the Dutch.' - Drayton's Poems.

Richard Swetesire, Close Rolls, 29 Edward III.

1584. Richard Sweetser and Cecily Harrys: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Swiss) a Swiss [Early Mod. English Switzer = Ger. Schweizer: Schweiz, the Ger. name of Switzerland, is from the canton and town of Schwyz, a name prob. of Romanic (Romansch) orig.] Where are my Switzers? Let them guard the doore.—Hamlet (ed. 1623), IV. v. 97-8.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Palatine name. IF 35*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(German, Irish) One who came from Switzerland.

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

A Swiss, a native of Switzerland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Switzer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Switzer (Arabic: سويتزر) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Switzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 26,890th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 364,779 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Switzer are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 962,660th most widespread first name on earth, held by 97 people.

The last name Switzer is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 15,352 people, or 1 in 23,610. In The United States Switzer is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Switzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Switzer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Switzer surname rose 392 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 302 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 27 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Switzer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Switzer last name is principally Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Switzer surname are 16.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Switzer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.21% more than the national average, earning R 326,052 per year; in United States they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $45,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $51,747 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Switzer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Switzer in the Arabic language
سويتزرswytzr-

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