Swenson Name Origin and Family Crest

Spelled Swenson, the surname still points back to Swanson. In origin, the name means “son of Sveinn”.

• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• Other spellings include Swainson and Swansen.
• About 23,009 people in the United States were recorded as Swenson in 2010, placing it 1,563 on the national list. It sits within the 2,500 most common last names in the country.
• Swenson writes “e” in place of the “a” found in Swanson, a typical scribal difference.

Arms associated with the name

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