The Swick surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,574 people carried this name — #7,284 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,428 in 2000.

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In print

Swick in American newspapers,
1908–1929.

Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Swick
Evening Times-republican 1909-01-13
Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Swick
Evening Times-republican 1908-12-31
Newspaper page from The Spokane Woman carrying the name Swick
The Spokane Woman 1929-09-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,865 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Swick in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

156 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Swick. The most, 43, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 43
New South Wales 37
Victoria 33
Queensland 16
Tasmania 16
Western Australia 7
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Swick,
with a public archive behind them.

  • J. Howard Swick
    J. Howard Swick 1879–1952 · politician
  • Moses Swick 1900–1985 · urologist
  • Kenneth Swick 1936–2026 · mathematician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Swick,
in the records of 3 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 States371 records

371 records of the Swick name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 154
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 63
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 59
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 54
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 31
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Melvin G. Swick

    Born 1913 in Missouri. Enlisted 1943 at Jefferson Barracks; electrician from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1994, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Anna Swick

    Arrived at New York in 1890 aboard the Rhynland from Antwerp, aged 16; servant. From Bruchneiler, Germany.

    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 Robert Michael Swick

    Born 1947; from Lompoc, California. U.S. Army; died of wounds 1968 in South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 371 records for Swick 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Swick name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Rose Marie Swick

    Buried in 1988 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 22.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. 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 Andrew Jackson Swick

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Cecil B. Swick

    Buried in 1939 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Swick in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands8 records

8 records of the Swick name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 7
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hans Swick

    Married in 1672 in Sloten.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hans Swick

    Buried in 1655 in Breda.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Breda (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Wilhs Josephus Maria Swick

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1887 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Swick 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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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