Schwarzkopf Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Schwarzkopf is a branch of the Schwarz name tree. Its meaning, shared with Schwarz, is “Black (dark-haired)”.

Schwarzkopf coat of arms

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Spelling and variants

Schwarzkopf adds -kopf to the root of Schwarz, a common way of forming related surnames. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Schwarze, Schwarzer and Schwart.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Schwarzkopf with 695 bearers, at rank 32,960. Get the complete Schwarzkopf report, with a museum-style coat of arms.