Swickard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The roots of the German surname Swickard can be traced back to the former duchy of Swabia, now known as Baden-Wuerttemberg, where the name first emerged. The name is derived from the Lower Saxony personal name "swindger," which referred to a "skillful spear fighter."

Early Origins of the Swickard family

The surname Swickard was first found in the foothills of the northern Swiss mountains, in the town of Konstanz, where Heinrich Swigger, the earliest recorded bearer of the name, was living in 1255.

Early History of the Swickard family

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Swickard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schwickardt, Schweickert, Schweickhardt, Schweicker, Swickard, Schweickel and many more.

Early Notables of the Swickard family

Notables with the surname Swickard during this period were Paul Schwiech, a rector of Oppenheim in 1600; as well as the Schweickhardt family of Baden, who were ennobled when they were made barons of the Holy Roman Empire in 1790.Heinrich Wilhelm Schweickhardt (1746-1797), was a German landscape-painter, who is believed to have been of Dutch descent, and was born in Brandenburg. "He studied at The Hague under Girolamo Lapis, an Italian painter, and resided there until the end...
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Migration of the Swickard family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Hans Philipp Schweickhardt, who arrived at Philadelphia in 1727; Jacob Schweickard, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741; Abraham Schweickart, who came to Philadelphia in 1749.

Contemporary Notables of the name Swickard (post 1700) +

Josef Swickard (1866-1940), German-born veteran stage and screen character actor