| ![Show Contents]() Schwalb History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany The ancestral home of the Schwalb family was in the German state of Bavaria. Schwalb is a local name for a person who lived in Swabia, a medieval dukedom that was in southwestern Germany. This is a regional name for a person who was form Swabia having derived from the Germanic word Schwaben, which means Swabian and is derived from the name of the Germanic tribe that inhabited this region. The Latin form of the tribal name is Suebi or Suevi. Early Origins of the Schwalb familyThe surname Schwalb was first found in Franconia and later Mecklenburg, where the name became prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some in foreign countries such as Austria. They were always elevating their social status by intermarriage and by their great contributions to society. The name Schwab has been traced to Mecklenburg as early as 1298, when Ulrich Schwab, the first Count of Nemerow, lived. Chronicles also mention Christian Schwabel in Franconia in 1414. Early History of the Schwalb familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schwalb research. Another 222 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1540, 1575, 1615, 1645, 1714, 1784, 1810 and 1840 are included under the topic Early Schwalb History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Schwalb Spelling VariationsIn the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Schwalb include Schwab, Schwabe, Schwabel, Schwebel, Swab and others. Early Notables of the Schwalb familyAnother 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Schwalb Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Schwalb migration to the United States | + |
Between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries, German settlers arrived in North America by the thousands. Persecution based on religion and poverty were great motivators in this large-scale migration. So too was the opportunity for tenant farmers to own their own land. Ample land and opportunity awaited the settlers who went to such states as Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California, as well as Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Schwalb or a variant listed above:
Schwalb Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Johannes Schwalb, who arrived in New Jersey in 1709 1
- John Jost Schwalb, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 1
Schwalb Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henry Schwalb, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1857 1
- Carl Schwalb, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1876 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Schwalb (post 1700) | + |
- Philip Schwalb (b. 1962), American Social Entrepreneur, founder of for-profit Sports Museum of America in New York City
- Susan Schwalb (b. 1944), American contemporary silverpoint artist
- Robert J. Schwalb, American writer in the role-playing game industry
- Richard Schwalb, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1996 2
- Morris Schwalb, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 28th District, 1954 2
- Martin Schwalb (b. 1963), West German silver medalist handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Schwalb migration to the United States 
