Schwarter Family Crest & Name History

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

Family name meaning

Spelled Schwarter, the surname still points back to Schwarzer. Taken at its root, Schwarter points to “Black (dark-haired)”.

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Schwarter has “t” where Schwarzer has “z”. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Schwartner and Schwartzer.

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