Hartweg Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The last name Hartweg is a variant form of Hartwig, a German family name. Read literally, Hartweg points to “Brave in battle”. Hartweg writes “e” in place of the “i” found in Hartwig, a typical scribal difference. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

You may also find the name written Hartwich and Hardwig.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Hartwig surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Hartweg family name pack.