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

Swartzentruber, 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 Swartzentruber surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Swartzentruber in America

Swartzentruber is the 9418th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Swartzentruber surname appeared 3,453 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Swartzentruber.

We can also compare 2010 data for Swartzentruber 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 Swartzentruber

The surname SWARTZENTRUBER originated in the German-speaking regions of Europe, specifically Switzerland and Germany, during the 16th and 17th centuries. It is an Anabaptist name derived from the German words "schwarz" (meaning black) and "Truppenführer" (meaning troop leader or military commander). This suggests that the name may have originated from a military leader or soldier with a dark complexion or attire.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SWARTZENTRUBER name can be found in the Swiss Anabaptist chronicles of the late 16th century. These chronicles document the persecution and migration of Anabaptist communities across Europe, including members bearing the SWARTZENTRUBER name.

In the 17th century, the SWARTZENTRUBER family was among the Amish and Mennonite communities that emigrated from Switzerland and southern Germany to the Palatinate region of present-day Germany and France. This migration was driven by religious persecution and the search for greater religious freedom.

Notable individuals with the SWARTZENTRUBER surname include Johann SWARTZENTRUBER (1550-1622), a prominent Anabaptist leader and theologian from Switzerland, and Michael SWARTZENTRUBER (1618-1687), a Swiss Anabaptist minister who played a crucial role in the establishment of Amish settlements in the Palatinate region.

In the 18th century, many SWARTZENTRUBER families joined the wave of Amish and Mennonite emigration from Europe to the American colonies, settling in areas such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. One notable figure from this period was Jacob SWARTZENTRUBER (1733-1809), a respected Amish bishop who led a group of Amish settlers from Germany to Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in the late 1700s.

Another prominent individual was Christian SWARTZENTRUBER (1789-1867), an Amish minister and leader in Holmes County, Ohio, who played a significant role in the establishment and growth of the Amish community in that region.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the SWARTZENTRUBER name remained closely associated with the Amish communities in various parts of the United States, particularly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. Individuals such as Joseph SWARTZENTRUBER (1832-1913), an influential Amish bishop in Holmes County, Ohio, and Jonas SWARTZENTRUBER (1860-1937), a respected Amish minister and author from Indiana, contributed to the preservation and propagation of Amish traditions and teachings.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Swartzentruber

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

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

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