Schwertfeger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The Schwertfeger 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 Schwertfeger family

The surname Schwertfeger 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 Schwertfeger family

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Schwertfeger Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Schwertfeger family

Prominent bearers of the family name Schwertfeger at this time were

Theodor Schwertfeger (ca. 1680-1739), a German architect who worked in St Petersburg, Russia

Schwertfeger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schwertfeger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Schwertfeger, who landed in New York in 1838 1
Franz Schwertfeger, who arrived in Texas in 1846 1
Heinrich Schwertfeger, who landed in Galveston, Tex in 1850 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)