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Swenson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Swenson RankingIn the United States, the name Swenson is the 1,725th most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1
Swenson migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Swenson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- David Swenson, aged 29, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1838 2
- Gustavus C Swenson, aged 25, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1843 2
- Ephraim Swenson, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 2
- Ewen Swenson, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
- Anders Swenson, aged 38, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 2
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Contemporary Notables of the name Swenson (post 1700) | + |
- Inga Swenson (1932-2023), American actress and singer, nominated twice for the Tony award for Best Actress in a Musical, also known for her portrayal of Gretchen Kraus in the ABC comedy series Benson and as the second wife of Ben Cartwright in television western Bonanza
- Oscar Adolph Swenson (1877-1951), American Republican politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1913-28 (20th District 1913-14, 15th District 1915-28); Speaker of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1931
- Winifred Swenson, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948
- William G. Swenson, American politician, Mayor of Longmont, Colorado, 1981-85
- W. G. Swenson, American politician, Representative from Nevada 1st District, 2000
- Swen Swenson (1836-1905), American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 17th District, 1887
- Ross Swenson, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1956
- Paul Swenson, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1996
- P. G. Swenson, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1916
- Olin Swenson, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1922
- ... (Another 43 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Historic Events for the Swenson family | + |
HMS Dorsetshire - John Wrey Swenson (d. 1945), British Leading Telegraphist aboard the HMS Dorsetshire when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 3
Suggested Readings for the name Swenson | + |
- The Search for Ancestors: a Swedish-American Family Saga by Hildor Arnold Barton.
- The Swenson Saga and The SMS Ranches by Mary Whatley Clarke.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Force Z Survivors HMS Dorsetshire Crew List, (Retrieved 2018, February 13th), https://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listdorsetshirecrew.html
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