Gschwend
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Toponymic surname from a cleared place/settlement name with mhd
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ɟʃwɛnd/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Gschwend is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- CHSwitzerland
- USUnited States
- DEGermany
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Toponymic surname from a cleared place/settlement name with mhd. swenden 'roden, schwenden'; 175 tokens (Gschwend 122, Geschwend(t) 10+43).
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Gschwend is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, from Schwende 'clearing, cleared woodland'
as a nameDeutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung
In German, Toponymic surname from a place name/settlement name. Bearer count: 175.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte
habitational name from any of various places in Bavaria, Baden-Wiirttemberg, Lower Austria, and elsewhere called Gschwand, Gschwend(t), or Geschwend (meaning ‘cleared land’).
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Adam Gschwendb. 1665DEGerman writer (1665-1722)
- Hans Ulrich Gschwendb. 1776CH(1776-1849)
- Josef Gschwendb. 1867DEmusician and choir conductor
- Josef Anton Gschwendb. 1877CH(1877-1967)
- Jakob Gschwendb. 1882CH(1882-1952)
- Ragni Maria Gschwendb. 1935DEGerman translator (1935–2021)
- Reto Caslanob. 1937CHnot in their usual nameSwiss poet (1937-2003)
- Hanspeter Gschwendb. 1945CHSwiss writer
- Lukas Gschwendb. 1967CHSwiss legal historian
- Thomas Gschwendb. 1968DEresearcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-8656-9622
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 18 sources across 10 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 1.5K | #692 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 256 | #80,054 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 244 | #78,316 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 235 | #76,208 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 18 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 13 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 13 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 13 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 12 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 11 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 11 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 11 | — |
Reference works 4
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Gschwend come from?
- Toponymic surname from a cleared place/settlement name with mhd. swenden 'roden, schwenden'; 175 tokens (Gschwend 122, Geschwend(t) 10+43). Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte.
- How do you pronounce Gschwend?
- A machine transcription gives /ɟʃwɛnd/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Gschwend mean?
- Recorded meaning: Toponymic surname from a cleared place/settlement name with mhd.
- In which country does Gschwend have the most bearers?
- Gschwend is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Gschwend”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.