Swartz 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 Swartz. It is derived from the low German word "Schwarze," which means "black," or "swarthy."

Early Origins of the Swartz family

The surname Swartz 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 Swartz family

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Swartz Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Swartz family

Notable members of the surname Swartz 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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Swartz Ranking

In the United States, the name Swartz is the 1,332^nd most popular surname with an estimated 22,383 people with that name. 1 However, in South Africa, the name Swartz is ranked the 254^th most popular surname with an estimated 26,605 people with that name. 2

Swartz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Swartz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Swartz, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1727 aboard the ship "William and Sarah" 3
Hans Geoe Swartz, aged 24, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 3
Tobias Swartz, aged 26, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 3
Conrade Swartz, aged 32, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 3
Johannes Swartz, aged 24, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1741 3
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Swartz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Swartz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1806 3
Jacob Fredrik Swartz, who arrived in New York in 1833 3
Samuel Swartz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1836 3
Mathias Swartz, who landed in New York, NY in 1838 3
Thomas Swartz, who landed in Mississippi in 1839 3
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Swartz Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Donnie Swartz, who arrived in Mississippi in 1902 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Swartz (post 1700) +

Kit Swartz, American television producer for CNN, recipient of the 2009 George Polk Award
Sherwin Merle "Bud" Swartz (1929-1991), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Browns
Vernon Monroe "Monty" Swartz (1897-1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
Shane Swartz (b. 1975), American boxer in the 1990s, U.S. National Amateur Champion (1994 and 1995)
Joshua William Swartz (1867-1959), American politician, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Dr. Jerome Swartz (b. 1940), American physicist and eraly developer of barcode scanning technologies, co-founder of Symbol Technologies, now a subsidiary of Motorola
Russell Anthony "Tony" Swartz (b. 1943), American actor, best known for his role as Flight Sergeant Jolly on the first Battlestar Galactica television series (1978)
Daniel S. Swartz (1934-1997), American NBA basketball player born in Owingsville, Kentucky
Merlin Swartz PhD, Professor of Religion (Islamic Studies), Harvard University
Olaus Swartz (1760-1817), Swedish botanist, eponym of the genus Swartzia
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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)