Find out how popular the last name Schwabe is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Schwabe.

Schwabe, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Schwabe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schwabe in America

Schwabe is the 19200th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schwabe surname appeared 1,414 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Schwabe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schwabe to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Schwabe

The surname Schwabe originates from Germany and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Middle High German word "swāb," which means a person from Swabia, a historic region in southwestern Germany.

The name Schwabe is thought to have first appeared in official records in the city of Nürnberg (Nuremberg) in the year 1285, where a person named Heinricus Swabe was listed as a taxpayer. Variations of the spelling, such as Swabe and Swab, were common in these early records.

In the 14th century, the surname Schwabe appeared in several other regions of Germany, including Bavaria and Saxony. One notable early bearer of the name was Johann Schwabe, a merchant from Leipzig who lived from 1385 to 1458.

The name Schwabe can also be linked to various place names in Germany, such as the town of Schwabach in Bavaria, which was once spelled as Swabachem in old records from the 11th century.

Among the most famous individuals with the surname Schwabe throughout history are:

1. Gottfried Schwabe (1675-1748), a German mathematician and astronomer who is credited with discovering the periodicity of sunspots.
2. Samuel Heinrich Schwabe (1789-1875), a German botanist and horticulturist who made significant contributions to the study of plant taxonomy and cultivation.
3. Ernst Schwabe (1829-1893), a German industrialist and founder of the Schwabe Pharmaceutical Company, one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of homeopathic remedies in the world.
4. Georg Schwabe (1853-1926), a German writer and poet who was part of the Naturalist literary movement in the late 19th century.
5. Wilhelm Schwabe (1863-1944), a German architect known for his work in the Art Nouveau and Jugendstil styles, including the design of several iconic buildings in Berlin.

While the surname Schwabe has its origins in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and has evolved with various spellings and variations over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schwabe

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Schwabe.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Schwabe was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Schwabe has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Schwabe was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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