The Schwenk surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,441 people carried this name — #12,662 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 120,500 people counted. That is down 2% from 2,495 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
99 people named Schwenk live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 77 people named Schwenk.
17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
72 people named Schwenk have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 85 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
32 people named Schwenk is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Schwenk in American newspapers,
1865–1906.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,205 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schwenk,
with a public archive behind them.
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Carl Schwenk 1852–1942 · entrepreneur -
Christian Schwenk 1812–1883
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Friedrich Wilhelm Schwenk 1830–1871 · sculptor
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Emil Schwenk 1861–1942
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Georg Schwenk 1863–1936 · writer
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Jenny Tebel 1873–1942
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schwenk.
- Schwein 281 · U.S. census
- Schweitz 228 · U.S. census
- Schweitzer 10,068 · U.S. census
- Schweizer 3,133 · U.S. census
- Schwenck 137 · U.S. census
- Schwender 236 · U.S. census
- Schwertz 109 · U.S. census
- Schweyer 247 · U.S. census
- Schwimmer 968 · U.S. census
- Schwindenhammer 124 · U.S. census
- Schwindt 1,698 · U.S. census
- Schwing 1,566 · U.S. census
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