The Swenson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 23,009 people carried this name — #1,563 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 12,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 22,762 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

339 people named Swenson is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 339

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

Swenson in American newspapers,
1906–1909.

Newspaper page from The Mobridge News carrying the name Swenson
The Mobridge News 1909-10-22
Newspaper page from The Miller Press carrying the name Swenson
The Miller Press 1909-10-21
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Swenson
The Washington Times 1906-08-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Swenson in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1960s.

2,683 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Swenson. The most, 567, 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 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,754
Victoria 477
New South Wales 203
South Australia 165
Western Australia 47
Tasmania 22
Northern Territory 4
ACT (Canberra) 3

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

Who carried it

People named Swenson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Swante M. Swenson
    Swante M. Swenson 1816–1896 · entrepreneur
  • Amanda Swenson
    Amanda Swenson 1852–1919 · singer
  • Swen Swenson d. 1905 · politician
  • Donald E. Swenson d. 1991 · politician
  • Gudmund Swenson 1688–1744 · merchant
  • Swen Swenson 1836–1905 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Swenson,
in the records of 5 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 States3,525 records

3,525 records of the Swenson name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,441
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 635
  • Other U.S. records 1,449
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Carl W. Swenson

    Born 1908 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at New York City; driver from New York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1961, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1887 aboard the Elbe from Bremen, aged 25; farmer. From Moeller, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Pedro Arnado Swenson

    Born 1944; from Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 3,525 records for Swenson in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia72 records

72 records of the Swenson name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 39
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 19
  • Other Australian records 14
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edward Swenson

    Died 1918 in Zeehan, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1918.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Chas J. Swenson

    Served in the Boer War with the Queensland contingents in 1899.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Theod Swenson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1891 aboard the Hohenzollern, aged 38.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 72 records for Swenson in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany28 records

28 records of the Swenson name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Leo Swenson

    Born 1882; from Neuhof, Harburg a. Elbe. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 28 November 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 48).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Swenson

    From Lüneburg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 2 December 1914; then reported dead in the list of 20 February 1915 (Fusilier Regiment No. 73).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Adolf Swenson

    From Lüneburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 13 September 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Swenson in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada20 records

20 records of the Swenson name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 7
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Oscar Carlane Swenson

    Buried in 1999 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 92.

    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 Swan Arnold Swenson

    Died 1965 in Wolfville, Kings, 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 August Waldemar Swenson

    Died in service in 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 20 records for Swenson in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. 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).

Netherlands14 records

14 records of the Swenson name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 7
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Anders Swenson

    Died 1869 in Rotterdam, aged 30.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Kristina Sigrid Inez Swenson

    Married in 1926 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Don Edwin Swenson

    In the population register of Utrecht; born in Tertonia (Am).

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Swenson in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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