Schwick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Schwick

What does the name Schwick mean?

The roots of the German surname Schwick can be traced back to the former duchy of Swabia, now known as Baden-Wuerttemberg, where the name first emerged. The name means "son of Schwind," which is itself a diminutive of first names, such as Schweibold, Swindbercht, and Schweifer, which are derived from the Old High German "swind," meaning "strong."

Early Origins of the Schwick family

The surname Schwick 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 Schwick family

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Schwick Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schwick, Swick, Schwich, Schwigh, Schwigg, Schwigger, Schwiger, Swigger and many more.

Early Notables of the Schwick family

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Migration of the Schwick family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bathas Swick, who settled in Philadelphia in 1753; Francis Schwig, who came to Pennsylvania in 1767; Christoph Swick, a Bavarian who sailed from Bremen to New York on the ship Kosmos in 1853.

Contemporary Notables of the name Schwick (post 1700) +

Charles Schwick, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1900 1

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html