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

The Szwed surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 494 people carried this name — #43,651 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 470 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

7,855 people named Szwed have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 8,502 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Silesian 1,145
Masovian 1,082
Subcarpathian 781
Lesser Poland 702
Lublin 692
Lower Silesian 656
Holy Cross 509
Łódź 457

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 89 people named Szwed.

26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 26
Meurthe-et-Moselle 16
Ardennes 15
Paris 6
Seine-Maritime 5
Aisne 5
Pas-de-Calais 5
Saône-et-Loire 2
Loiret 2

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 21 people named Szwed 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 21

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

Who carried it

People named Szwed,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Stanisław Szwed
    Stanisław Szwed 1894–1984 · politician
  • Władysław Szwed
    Władysław Szwed 1896–1988 · military officer
  • Loretta Swit
    Loretta Swit 1937–2025 · actor
  • Władysław Szwed 1896–1988 · military officer
  • Julian Szwed 1902–1944
  • Edward Szwed 1904–1982 · teacher

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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