Schwindt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The name Schwindt is derived from the Middle High German word "swinde," meaning "impetuous," or "fierce." It was probably a nickname of the person who came to be the first bearer of Schwindt as a surname.

Early Origins of the Schwindt family

The surname Schwindt was first found in Upper Germany. Early records of the name include Conrad Swinde of Grunberg in Hesse in 1362, and Nicolaus Swindel in Mies in 1364.

Early History of the Schwindt family

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Schwindt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schwindt, Schwind, Schwinde, Schwindl,Swind, Swinde, Swindel and many more.

Early Notables of the Schwindt family

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Schwindt Ranking

In the United States, the name Schwindt is the 14,766^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Schwindt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schwindt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannis Schwindt, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Schwindt (post 1700) +

David Schwindt, American landscape painter

Citations +

"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)