| ![Show Contents]() Schwerdt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of SchwerdtWhat does the name Schwerdt mean? The Schwerdt surname is derived from the German word "schwerdt," meaning "sword." It is thought that some of the surnames that include this root word were occupational for sword makers. There was also a place named Schwerta, East of Görlitz, Saxony, near the Polish border. Early Origins of the Schwerdt familyThe surname Schwerdt was first found in Saxony, although the surname may have arisen simultaneously in various parts of the Holy Roman Empire. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name include Johannes dictus Swertfeger, residing in Hamburg as early as 1266, and Heinrich dictus Swertfeger, who was living in Weilderstat in 1275. Early History of the Schwerdt familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schwerdt research. Another 28 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1387, 1456, 1625, 1666, 1680 and 1739 are included under the topic Early Schwerdt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Schwerdt Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Schwerdtfeger, Schwert, Schwertschlager, Schwerdt, Schwertner, Schwerdtner,Schwertfeger, Schwertmann and many more. Early Notables of the Schwerdt family- David Schwerdtner (1625-1666), a German ethnologist and Lutheran theologian
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Schwerdt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Henrich Schwerdt, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 1
- Baltzer Schwerdt, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 1
- Joh Nicolaus Schwerdt, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 1
- Georg Schwerdt, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1764 1
Schwerdt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Aug Schwerdt, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 1
- Anton Schwerdt, aged 23, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 1
- Catherine Schwerdt, aged 2, who landed in New York, NY in 1876 1
- Elisabeth Schwerdt, aged 20, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 1
- 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)
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