Schwander surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Schwander surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 342 people carried this name — #59,171 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is down 4% from 356 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

848 people named Schwander live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

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Where they live today

Bern 219
Zurich 151
Lucerne 143
Basel-Landschaft 59
Vaud 52
Aargau 50
Schwyz 32
St. Gallen 25

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 178 people named Schwander.

10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 10
Haut-Rhin 44
Moselle 27
Paris 22
Doubs 18
Territoire de Belfort 10
Bas-Rhin 10
Hérault 7
Vosges 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Schwander,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Vital Schwander 1841–1909 · politician
  • Albert Schwander 1861–1922 · politician
  • Rudolf Schwander 1868–1950 · politician
  • Rudolf Schwander 1868–1950 · politician
  • Vital Schwander 1884–1973 · politician
  • Erwin Schwander 1903–1976 · engineer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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