Swarts History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

Thuringia, which is located between Hessen and Lower Saxony in the west and Saxony in the east, is the noble birthplace of the name Swarts. It is derived from the low German word "Schwarze," which means "black," or "swarthy."

Early Origins of the Swarts family

The surname Swarts was first found in the Thuringian region, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System. Chronicles trace the use of "Schwarz" as a name as far back as the seventh century, when two brothers, "der schwarze und der weisse Ewald," worked as missionaries in Westphalia.

Early History of the Swarts family

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Swarts Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schwartz, Swartz, Schwarz, Schwartze, Schwarte and others.

Early Notables of the Swarts family

Notable members of the surname Swarts in this period were Martin Schwartz (died 1487), Captain of mercenaries, who was chosen leader of the band of two thousand Germans which Margaret, dowager duchess of Burgundy, sent over from the Low Countries to aid Lambert Simnel in 1487. "The little army which Schwartz commanded was joined by a number of Irish under Thomas Fitzgerald (not, as is sometimes stated, the Earl of Kildare). On 8 May Henry VII settled down to await them at Kenilworth. Schwartz and his friends...
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Swarts Ranking

In the United States, the name Swarts is the 13,907^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in South Africa, the name Swarts is ranked the 340^th most popular surname with an estimated 20,035 people with that name. 2

Swarts migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Swarts Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Kristiaan Swarts, who arrived in New York in 1709 3
Abrm Swarts, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1727 3
Hans Mical Swarts, aged 33, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1741 3

Swarts Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

W Swarts, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 3

Swarts migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Swarts Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Henry Swarts U.E. who settled in Thorold, Niagara, Ontario c. 1784 4

Swarts Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Jesse Swarts, who landed in Canada in 1831

Contemporary Notables of the name Swarts (post 1700) +

David Swarts, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
Frédéric Swarts (1866-1940), Belgian chemist who prepared the first chlorofluorocarbon
Leland Swarts Devore (1889-1939), American football tackle and military officer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X