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

Swiger, 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 Swiger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Swiger in America

Swiger is the 8727th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Swiger surname appeared 3,758 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 Swiger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Swiger 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 Swiger

The surname "SWIGER" is of Germanic origin and it is believed to have first appeared in the region of modern-day Germany during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old High German word "swiger", which means "father-in-law" or "brother-in-law".

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "SWIGER" can be found in a document from the year 1286, which refers to a person named "Heinrich Swiger" from the town of Marburg, in the region of Hesse, Germany. This suggests that the name was already in use and had established itself as a surname by that time.

In the 16th century, there are records of a family named "SWIGER" living in the region of Saxony, in eastern Germany. One notable member of this family was Johannes Swiger, a scholar and theologian who was born in 1537 and died in 1599.

As the name spread across Europe, it began to appear in various spellings and variants, such as "Swigert", "Schweiger", and "Schweigert". In the 17th century, there are records of a family with the name "Swigert" living in the region of Alsace, which was at that time a part of the Holy Roman Empire, but is now located in eastern France.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname "SWIGER" was Wilhelm Swiger, a German painter and engraver who lived in the 18th century. He was born in 1720 in the city of Hamburg and is known for his intricate engravings of landscapes and architectural structures.

Another notable person with this surname was Johann Swiger, a German composer and organist who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born in 1782 in the town of Erfurt, in the region of Thuringia, and is remembered for his contributions to the development of church music during that period.

While the surname "SWIGER" is relatively uncommon today, it has a rich history and has been carried by individuals from various walks of life over the centuries, spanning regions across Germany and other parts of Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Swiger

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

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

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