Swann is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Swann
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Also written Swan, the name means in German Swan (Schwan). We think the nickname of a man with a long neck, but it must be mostly a house sign.

How popular is Swann?

Swann is common in United States.

Swann is ranked 17781 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Swann bearers increased by 2.947827 per cent in 2010 US census to 12293 since 2000, the surname slipped by 143 spots and ranked at 2916. The last name was found in around 42 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.02 69.58
Black 26.23 25.64
Others 2.81 1.78
Hispanic or Latino 2.28 1.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.04 1.26
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.62 0.32
Swann is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Turks and Caicos Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 29415 people have been found who wears Swann as their family name. Swann is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
5,318 China8
567,967 Indonesia6
13,220 Thailand6
2,537 Afghanistan4
114,007 Czech Republic4
7,458 Bulgaria3
32,086 Mexico3
917 Myanmar3
16,605 Austria3
4,881 Oman3
14,078 Japan3
4,781 Malawi2
17,547 Colombia2
19,093 Finland2
44,018 Poland2
95,312 Argentina2
846 American Samoa1
90,903 Moldova1
2,057 Isle of Man1
17,575 Kuwait1
2,374 Bermuda1
40,340 Malaysia1
20,172 Hungary1
118,015 Netherlands1
1,818 Guernsey1
21,562 Portugal1
24,176 Qatar1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
2,190 Barbados1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
10,683 Cyprus1
13,447 Uganda1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
6,212 Jamaica1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,813 Hong Kong47
212,163 Russia41
37,591 Belgium37
8,214 Singapore35
383 Antigua and Barbuda33
813 Jersey22
718 Grenada15
29,040 Denmark15
514,808 India14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
3,961 Ireland93
13,957 Switzerland81
33,508 Spain70
11,471 Norway66
2,497 Trinidad and Tobago62
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Swann:
5,769 Canada751
1,092 New Zealand665
25,252 Philippines516
20,699 Germany504
22,264 France441
14,763 South Africa420
842 Northern Ireland382
186 The Bahamas321
19 Turks and Caicos Islands308
1,600 Wales248
2,768 Scotland243
24,716 Turkey210
857 Fiji146
Countries with thousands of Swann:
1,081 England7,066
2,000 Australia1,575
Countries with ten thousands of Swann:
2,737 United States14,692
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Cabinet Maker Abraham Swann from Ireland aboard the Roscius from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 28 years old when he arrived in New-York on June 15, 1849. Deborah Swann, aged 32, George Swann, aged 23, Charles Swann (26) , Workman Jno. Swann, Mrs Swann, aged 50, Workman Alf Swann, 20 years old Mrs Swann, Workwoman Susan Swann, and 1 other Swann around 75% of whom were workman migrated to US.

Comments

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Sade Dingee
 The origin of the name is Flemish its etymology comes from the word Germain schwan means: the swan; and by extension where nesting swans this surname indicates the location of the ancestral home.

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