Schward Name Origin and Family Crest

Long before computers fixed spellings, Schward and Schwartz were used side by side. Its meaning, shared with Schwartz, is “Black / dark”.

How the spelling arose

Before spelling was fixed, Schwartz was also written Schward. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes Schwardt, Schwarte and Swart.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Schwartz and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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