How common is the last name Swain?

24,047 people in the United States have the last name Swain, about 1 in 12,430. It ranks #1,443 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SWAIN

#1,443

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
24,047
About
1 in 12,430
This common or more
44%
Who bears it

Of the 24,047 people with the last name Swain, 62.6% reported their origin as White, 25.9% as Black and 5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Swain

#1,441 Greenwood · 24,066#1,442 Gregg · 24,054#1,444 Edmonds · 24,037#1,445 Pagan · 24,020

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Swain, most common first.

#1,578 Swan · 22,182#2,969 Swann · 11,840#6,338 Swaim · 5,158#47,035 Swaine · 487#93,282 Swahn · 211

Also a first name

As a first name, Swain ranks #38,781 of 53,615, with 197 people. See Swain as a first name

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