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

The Schweiger surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,588 people carried this name — #12,048 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 113,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 2,458 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

209 people named Schweiger live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 51
Zug 37
Aargau 26
St. Gallen 17
Basel-Landschaft 15
Graubünden 14
Thurgau 13
Lucerne 12

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 117 people named Schweiger.

13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 13
Bas-Rhin 37
Haut-Rhin 33
Paris 6
Moselle 6
Ardennes 5
Oise 3
Tarn 2
Yvelines 2

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

In Poland’s population register

41 people named Schweiger have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 59 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 12
Lesser Poland 11
Pomeranian 7
Greater Poland 5
Opole 4
West Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 26 people named Schweiger live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 13
Santa Fe 13

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Schweiger in American newspapers,
1901–1926.

Newspaper page from The Kalispell Bee carrying the name Schweiger
The Kalispell Bee 1901-04-27
Newspaper page from The Grenada Sentinel carrying the name Schweiger
The Grenada Sentinel 1918-10-04
Newspaper page from Park County Herald carrying the name Schweiger
Park County Herald 1926-05-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,944 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Schweiger,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Julius Schweiger d. 2023 · association football player
  • Georg Schweiger 1470–1533 · goldsmith
  • Ulrich Schweiger 1609–1673 · teacher
  • Johan Friderich Schweiger 1703–1788 · painter
  • Antal Schweiger 1728–1802 · sculptor
  • Sebastian Schweiger 1791–1857 · Catholic priest

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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