Sweitzer (surname)

Sweitzer is an American surname most common in its country of origin, the United States. It is an ethnonymic surname, due to the fact that it means "Swiss person".

Origin
The surname Sweitzer comes from the German Jewish last name Schweitzer, with it meaning Swiss person. It is of Germanic origin.

Popularity
The country with most people whose last name is Sweitzer is the United States. It is also popular in Canada, Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Geographical distribution
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the surname Sweitzer is ranked #7909 in terms of the most common surnames in the United States.

The surname Sweitzer appeared 4,183 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Sweitzer.

People

 * Jacob B. Sweitzer (1821–1881), was a Pennsylvania lawyer and soldier
 * Morgan Sweitzer (1891–1953), was a Colorado fruit cultivator
 * Sandi Sweitzer (born 1946), is an American former figure skater
 * Robert Sweitzer (1868–1938), was an American politician

Related

 * Harold "Slim" Switzer (1925–1967) was an American child actor and child singer.
 * Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (1927–1959) was an American actor and singer.