Last Name SWIFT

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Meaning	Nickname: The swift. One of a class of names implying speed, comprehending Purchas, Shearwind, Lightfoot, Golightly, Bullet, etc, given to pursuivants and couriers. Purchas was the favourite. Local: A name given for swiftness in moving. It may be local, from 'Swift,' a river of England.

Origin	English, Jewish, Dutch, Irish, Belgian, South african

Rank	1,372 (2000 US census)	1,397 (1990 US census)

Count	23,685 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

79.95%, or 18936 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
15.39%, or 3645 total occurrences, as black,
0.44%, or 104 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.81%, or 192 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.79%, or 424 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.62%, or 384 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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