Given name & surname

Schwarz

Schwarz is a surname from German. It is used in English, Spanish, French, German, and 2 other languages.

Original GermanSchwärzle

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Schwarz comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Schwarz.

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Schwarz’s family of names

In German usage, Schwarz as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form SWART. In German usage, Schwarz as a surname has a related form in Schwaerzel. In German usage, Schwarz as a surname has a related form in Schwardt.

Walk Schwarz’s family in the name graph

SchwarzSchwartzSchwarzerSchwarzeSchwartzeSchwartingSchwärzleSchwarzzSchwärzlSchwarzlSchwarzeltSchwärzelSchwärzSchwartSchwardtSwartZwartШварц

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Schwarz has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.

EnglishGerman
Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Similar names

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German

Schartz

Schartz is a surname from German.

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German

Schwer

Schwer is a surname from German.

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Hebrew

Schatz

“treasure”

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German

Schwarzschild

Schwarzschild is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, and Portuguese.

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German

Schmaltz

Schmaltz is a surname from German.

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German

Schweiss

Schweiss is a surname from German.

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German

Schwier

Schwier is a surname from German.

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German

Spartz

Spartz is a surname from German.

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Sibling ideas

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