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

Early Origins of the Schwart family

The surname Schwart 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 Schwart family

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Schwart Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Schwart family

Notable members of the surname Schwart 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 Lamb...

Schwart migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schwart Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George Schwart, who landed in New York, NY in 1782 1

Schwart Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

H Schwart, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
Mr. Carl Schwart, aged 20, German farmer who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the ship "Dania", heading to Texas 2

Citations +

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)
Germans to America retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from Glazier, Ira. A., and Filby, P. William. Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports. Vol. 62, Scholarly Resources Inc, 2035