Last Name SWAINE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Swain, literally a young lad. Swainson is a well known surname in counties Lancashire and York. Also occupational, 'the swain,' i.e. the peasant, the servant.
Origin English, Irish, Austrian

Rank 40,622 (2000 US census) 67,376 (1990 US census)
Count 507 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 79.88%, or 405 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 14.2%, or 72 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 3.55%, or 18 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.38%, or 7 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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