Schweickharte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Schweickharte

What does the name Schweickharte mean?

The roots of the German surname Schweickharte 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 Schweickharte family

The surname Schweickharte 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 Schweickharte family

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Schweickharte Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Schweickharte family

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 of 1786, when troubles arose in the Low Countries...
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Migration of the Schweickharte 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.