Swayze
Appearance
Swayze /ˈsweɪzi/ is a surname found chiefly in the English speaking regions of North America and representing an Anglicized form of the German-language surname Schweiz, Schweize, or Schweizer ("Swiss").
Notable persons having this surname include:
- Patrick Swayze, American actor and singer
- Don Swayze, American actor and stuntman, younger brother of Patrick Swayze
- Isaac Swayze, American-Canadian soldier and politician
- John Cameron Swayze, American news commentator
- Marc Swayze, American comic book writer*
Other uses
- Swayze Field, in Oxford, Mississippi, US
- Swayze Lake, in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, US
- Shwayze, a rapper
See also
- Swayzee, Indiana (sometimes spelled "Swayze"), a town in the United States