How Common Is the Last Name Swain?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Swain today

27,854

Ranked #1,412 of 162,254 published surnames · 8.53 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 25,157 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

66.17%

Black

26.79%

Asian / Pacific Islander

1.22%

Hispanic

2.61%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.