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

Suina, 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 Suina surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Suina in America

Suina is the 100791st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Suina surname appeared 179 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 Suina.

We can also compare 2010 data for Suina 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 Suina

The surname SUINA has its origins in the Latinized form of the name Svin, which was a nickname derived from the Old Norse word 'svin' meaning 'pig'. This surname traces its roots back to medieval Scandinavia, particularly in the regions that are now modern-day Sweden and Norway.

SUINA is believed to have emerged as a surname in the 12th century, when the practice of adopting hereditary surnames became more widespread among the common people. The earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in Swedish and Norwegian parish records from the late 13th and early 14th centuries.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname SUINA was Sven Suina, a farmer who lived in the village of Torsby, in the Swedish province of Värmland, during the late 13th century. Another notable early bearer of this surname was Ingrid Suina, a landowner from the Norwegian region of Trøndelag, who was mentioned in a legal document dated 1312.

In the 15th century, a branch of the SUINA family settled in the Danish island of Bornholm, where they adopted the variant spelling 'Svine'. This branch produced several notable individuals, including Jens Svine, a merchant and ship owner who lived in the town of Rønne in the late 15th century.

The SUINA surname also has a presence in historical records from other parts of Europe, including Germany and the Netherlands. In the 16th century, a German family with the surname Schwein, which is derived from the same Old Norse root as SUINA, gained prominence in the city of Hamburg.

Throughout history, several individuals with the surname SUINA have achieved notable status. One such individual was Olaf Suina, a Norwegian sailor who accompanied the explorer Leif Eriksson on his voyage to Vinland (modern-day Newfoundland) around the year 1000 AD. Another notable bearer of this surname was Gunnar Suina, a Swedish soldier who fought in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) and later became a landowner in the province of Småland.

In more recent times, notable individuals with the surname SUINA include Ingrid Suina (1892-1976), a Swedish author and playwright, and Erik Suina (1918-2002), a Norwegian architect who designed several notable buildings in the city of Oslo.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Suina

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

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 Suina 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 Suina 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 Suina was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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