Schwin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The name Schwin 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 Schwin as a surname.

Early Origins of the Schwin family

The surname Schwin 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 Schwin family

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Schwin Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Schwin family

Notables of the time with the name Schwin included

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

Schwin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schwin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johs Schwin, who arrived in New York in 1709 1

Schwin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Schwin, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1835 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Schwin (post 1700) +

Henry B. Schwin, American politician, Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1892 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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html