Schwerter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The Schwerter surname is derived from the German word "schwerdt," meaning "sword." It is thought that some of the surnames that include this root word were occupational for sword makers. There was also a place named Schwerta, East of Görlitz, Saxony, near the Polish border.

Early Origins of the Schwerter family

The surname Schwerter was first found in Saxony, although the surname may have arisen simultaneously in various parts of the Holy Roman Empire. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name include Johannes dictus Swertfeger, residing in Hamburg as early as 1266, and Heinrich dictus Swertfeger, who was living in Weilderstat in 1275.

Early History of the Schwerter family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schwerter research. Another 28 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1387, 1456, 1625, 1666, 1680 and 1739 are included under the topic Early Schwerter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Schwerter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schwerdtfeger, Schwert, Schwertschlager, Schwerdt, Schwertner, Schwerdtner,Schwertfeger, Schwertmann and many more.

Early Notables of the Schwerter family

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Schwerter migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schwerter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Schwerter, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 1

Citations +

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)