The Swartz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 25,444 people carried this name — #1,393 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 25,307 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

227 people named Swartz is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 227

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 the first U.S. census, 1790

114 families named Swartz, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 665 people lived in those households, 5.8 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 73
New York 34
Maryland 4
Maine 3

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 264 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Swartz in American newspapers,
1888–1918.

Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Swartz
The Telegraph-courier 1901-11-07
Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Swartz
The Daily Missoulian 1918-02-24
Newspaper page from The Grenada Sentinel carrying the name Swartz
The Grenada Sentinel 1888-03-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 78,968 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Swartz in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

10,446 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Swartz. The most, 4,585, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 7,156
ACT (Canberra) 1,267
New South Wales 779
Victoria 514
Western Australia 287
South Australia 185
Tasmania 173
Northern Territory 20

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Swartz.

Who carried it

People named Swartz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johan David Schwartz
    Johan David Schwartz 1678–1729 · painter
  • Olof Swartz
    Olof Swartz 1760–1817 · curator
  • John Swartz
    John Swartz 1790–1853 · businessperson
  • Edvard Swartz
    Edvard Swartz 1826–1897 · actor
  • Clementine Swartz
    Clementine Swartz 1835–1923 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 104 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Swartz,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,541 records

2,541 records of the Swartz name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,012
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 702
  • Other U.S. records 827
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Joseph Swartz

    Born 1949; from Seaford, New York. U.S. Army, armor reconnaissance specialist; killed in action 1970 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert C. Swartz

    Born 1909 in Maryland. Enlisted 1942 at Baltimore; shoe factory worker from Washington County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Cedarlawn Memorial Park, Hagerstown, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Swartz

    Arrived at New York in 1836 aboard the Normandie from Havre, aged 16; farmer. From Prussia, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 2,541 records for Swartz in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands181 records

181 records of the Swartz name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 65
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 61
  • Dutch population registers 55
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Julius Johan Jacques Swartz

    Married in 1924 in Roermond; "parketklerk", born 1896 in Medan (Indonesië). Died 1942 in Roermond, aged 46.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrika Swartz

    Born 1816 in Wijk bij Duurstede. Married in 1852 in Wijk bij Duurstede. Died 1887 in Wijk bij Duurstede, aged 71.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Abraham Swartz

    Born 1819 in Venlo. Died 1819 in Venlo.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Venlo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 181 records for Swartz in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada37 records

37 records of the Swartz name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 12
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 7
  • Other Canadian records 18
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Nellie Pearl Swartz

    Buried in 1977 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 79.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Casper Swartz

    Died 1865 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Joseph Albert Swartz

    Died in service in 1919.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 37 records for Swartz in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia28 records

28 records of the Swartz name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 23
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Peter Robert Swartz

    Retired of Footscray, Victoria; died 1989.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Swartz

    Sailed from Victoria in 1868 aboard the Norfolk, bound for London, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Gottlieb Swartz

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1863.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Swartz in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France2 records

2 records of the Swartz name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Leone Suzanne Desiree Swartz

    Born 1924 in Poitiers; died 2001 in Jaunay-Clan (Vienne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Desire Gerard Swartz

    Born 1940 in Carvin (Pas-de-Calais); died 1993 in Montbéliard (Doubs).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Swartz name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Jalmer Swartz

    Census of 1910: Møllegate, Stavanger; born 1888 in Kjøbenhavn.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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