How Many People Have the Last Name Oswald?
people had the surname Oswald in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 20,576 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
−10 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Oswald (94.8%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Oswald ranks #1,886. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Oswald fell from 14,332 people in 2000 to 14,322 in 2010 (down 0.1%), and its rank fell from #2,313 to #2,530.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 14,332 | 14,322 |
| Rank | #2,313 | #2,530 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.31 | 4.86 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Oswald
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Oswald: O243
👤 Oswald as a First Name
Oswald is a first name too: about 1,900 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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