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![Show Contents]() Schwikel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The roots of the German surname Schwikel 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 Schwikel familyThe surname Schwikel 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 Schwikel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schwikel research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1302, 1358, 1468, 1500, 1600, 1746, 1786, 1788, 1790, 1796 and 1797 are included under the topic Early Schwikel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Schwikel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Schwickardt, Schweickert, Schweickhardt, Schweicker, Swickard, Schweickel and many more. Early Notables of the Schwikel familyNotables with the surname Schwikel 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...
Another 77 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Schwikel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Schwikel familySome 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.
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