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Swartz Family Crest and Name History

Where did the German Swartz family come from? What is the German Swartz family crest and coat of arms? When did the Swartz family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Swartz family history?

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."

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Swartz Early Origins

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

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.

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Swartz Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Swartz research. Another 256 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1530, 1602, 1621, 1638, 1710, 1801, 1858, and 1867 are included under the topic Early Swartz History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Swartz Early Notables

Another 53 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Swartz Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Swartz Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century

Hans Geoe Swartz, aged 24, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737

Tobias Swartz, aged 26, landed in Pennsylvania in 1738

Conrade Swartz, aged 32, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739

Johannes Swartz, aged 24, landed in Pennsylvania in 1741

Hendrick Swartz, aged 19, landed in Pennsylvania in 1743

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Swartz Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Swartz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1806

Jacob Fredrik Swartz, who arrived in New York in 1833

Samuel Swartz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1836

Mathias Swartz, who landed in New York, NY in 1838

Thomas Swartz, who landed in Mississippi in 1839

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Swartz Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century

Donnie Swartz, who arrived in Mississippi in 1902

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Contemporary Notables of the name Swartz

Merlin Swartz PhD, Professor of Religion (Islamic Studies), Harvard University
Daniel S. Swartz (1934-1997), American NBA basketball player born in Owingsville, Kentucky
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)
Dr. Jerome Swartz (b. 1940), American physicist and eraly developer of barcode scanning technologies, co-founder of Symbol Technologies, now a subsidiary of Motorola
Joshua William Swartz (1867-1959), American politician, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Shane Swartz (b. 1975), American boxer in the 1990s, U.S. National Amateur Champion (1994 and 1995)
Vernon Monroe "Monty" Swartz (1897-1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
Sherwin Merle "Bud" Swartz (1929-1991), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Browns
Kit Swartz, American television producer for CNN, recipient of the 2009 George Polk Award
Carl Johan Gustaf Swartz (1858-1926), Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 30 March 1917 to 19 October 1917

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References

Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmacher's Grosses Wappenbuch 35 Volumes. Germany: Bauer & Raspe. Print.
Strassburger, Ralph B. Pennsylvania German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
Tarneller, Josef. Zur Namenkunde Tirolen Familiennamen. Bozen: Buchhandlung, 1923. Print.
Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Hopeful Journeys German Immigration, Settlement, and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
Göbel, Otto. Niederdeutsche Familiennamen der Gegenwart Wolfshagen-Schäbentz. Franz: Westphal, 1936. Print.
Nied, Edmund. Fraenkische Familiennamen urkundlich gesammelt und sprachlich gedeutet. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1933. Print.
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The Swartz Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Swartz Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 15 February 2013 at 09:27.

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