How common is the last name Swanson?

74,015 people in the United States have the last name Swanson, about 1 in 4,038. It ranks #439 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SWANSON

#439

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
74,015
About
1 in 4,038
This common or more
30.5%
Who bears it

Of the 74,015 people with the last name Swanson, 87.2% reported their origin as White, 4.9% as Black and 3.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Swanson

#437 Ahmed · 74,458#438 Dennis · 74,379#440 Chandler · 73,879#441 Rodgers · 73,646

Spelled almost the same

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

#1,572 Swenson · 22,252#9,028 Swinson · 3,473#11,742 Swensen · 2,552#71,696 Swansen · 293#87,624 Swensson · 228#89,231 Swainson · 223#136,082 Swangin · 128

Also a first name

As a first name, Swanson ranks #43,791 of 53,615, with 160 people. See Swanson as a first name

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