Schwind History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The name Schwind is derived from the Middle High German word "swinde," meaning "impetuous," or "fierce." It was probably a nickname of the person who came to be the first bearer of Schwind as a surname.

Early Origins of the Schwind family

The surname Schwind was first found in Upper Germany. Early records of the name include Conrad Swinde of Grunberg in Hesse in 1362, and Nicolaus Swindel in Mies in 1364.

Early History of the Schwind family

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Schwind Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schwindt, Schwind, Schwinde, Schwindl,Swind, Swinde, Swindel and many more.

Early Notables of the Schwind family

Notables of the time with the name Schwind included

Mortiz von Schwind a painter in Vienna, Austria, and others

Schwind migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schwind Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Schwind, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 1

Schwind Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Schwind, who landed in America in 1849 1
John Schwind, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1858 1
Peter Schwind, who landed in Iowa in 1864 1
Sophie Schwind, who arrived in New York, NY in 1892 1
Magdalene Schwind, aged 9, who arrived in New York, NY in 1892 1
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Schwind Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Ignatz Schwind, aged 25, who immigrated to America from Einbach, Germany, in 1907
Paul Schwind, aged 24, who landed in America from Thum, Germany, in 1909
Otto Schwind, aged 29, who settled in America from Dalheim, Germany, in 1914
Herbert Schwind, aged 11, who landed in America from Thalleim, Germany, in 1921
Erich Schwind, aged 14, who immigrated to the United States from Thalleim, Germany, in 1921
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Contemporary Notables of the name Schwind (post 1700) +

Arthur Edwin Schwind (1889-1968), American Major League Baseball player
William F Schwind Jr. (b. 1944), American Vice-president, General Counsel and Secretary of Marathon Oil Corporation (1992)
Klaus Schwind (b. 1952), German professional footballer
Moritz von Schwind (1804-1871), Austrian painter

Historic Events for the Schwind family +

Bismarck

Karl Schwind (1912-1941), German Angestellter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2
Heinrich Schwind (1917-1941), German Bootsmannsmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details