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

Swinnie, 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 Swinnie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Swinnie in America

Swinnie is the 102688th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Swinnie surname appeared 175 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 Swinnie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Swinnie 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 Swinnie

The surname SWINNIE is of Scottish origin, derived from the Old English word "swine", meaning a pig or swine herd. It likely originated as an occupational surname for someone who tended pigs or worked with swine in some capacity.

The earliest recorded instances of the SWINNIE surname can be traced back to the 16th century in Scotland. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John Swinnie, who was mentioned in the Burgh Records of Stirling in 1532.

In the 17th century, the SWINNIE surname appears in various Scottish records and documents, such as the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, where a Thomas Swinnie is mentioned in 1634. Other early examples include Robert Swinnie, who was a landowner in Aberdeenshire in the late 1600s.

The name SWINNIE is also linked to several place names in Scotland, such as Swinnie Hill in Aberdeenshire and Swinnie Burn, a stream in the Scottish Borders region. These place names likely derived from the Old English word "swine" and may have influenced the surname's development.

Notable individuals with the SWINNIE surname throughout history include:

1. David Swinnie (1783-1858), a Scottish architect known for designing several churches and public buildings in Edinburgh.
2. James Swinnie (1858-1934), a Scottish politician and Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire from 1906 to 1918.
3. Elizabeth Swinnie (1887-1969), a Canadian educator and advocate for women's rights, who served as the first female president of the Alberta Teachers' Association.
4. George Swinnie (1916-1994), a Scottish World War II veteran and recipient of the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military honor, for his actions during the Battle of Normandy in 1944.
5. Robert Swinnie (born 1952), a Scottish businessman and former chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group.

While the SWINNIE surname has its roots in Scotland, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, and Australia, due to Scottish emigration and settlement in these regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Swinnie

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

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

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