Hertwig Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

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

Family name meaning

Hertwig is a branch of the Hartwig name tree. At root, the name means “Brave in battle”.

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Hertwig has “e” where Hartwig has “a”. Related forms: Hartewig, Hartweg and Hartvig. In the 2010 US Census, 232 Americans gave Hertwig as their last name (rank 81,458).

For the full story, order the Hertwig surname pack.