Schwerdtfeger
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Berufsname: Schwertfeger/Schwertschmied bzw
Schwerdtfeger is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
- CACanada
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)
Berufsname: Schwertfeger/Schwertschmied bzw. -polierer; 2016 Träger. Varianten: Schwer(d)tfeger, Schwerdfeger.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Schwerdtfeger is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Berufsname: Waffenschmied, bezogen auf das Fegen/Reinigen/Schleifen und Polieren der Schwerter.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
In German, Berufsname zu dem, der Schwerter schmiedet/verkauft; auch Waffenschmied.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
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)
- Albert Schwerdtfegerb. 1842DEGerman politician and farmer (1842-1922)
- Kurt Schwerdtfegerb. 1897DEGerman sculptor (1897-1966)
- Hans Schwerdtfegerb. 1902DEmathematician (1902–1990)
- Fritz Schwerdtfegerb. 1905DEGerman entomologist and zoologist (1905–1986)
- Stefan Schwerdtfegerb. 1928DEGerman sculptor and architect (1928-2018)
- Nikolaus Schwerdtfegerb. 1948DEGerman Roman Catholic priest
- Walter Schwerdtfegerb. 1949DEGerman professor
- Peter Schwerdtfegerb. 1955NZGerman chemist (b. 1955)
- Malin Schwerdtfegerb. 1972DEGerman screenwriter
- Jakob Schwerdtfegerb. 1988DEGerman art historian
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).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 18 sources across 10 countries.
Reference works 4
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
- Søndergaard, Georg, Danske efternavne (Lademann 1984/1991)
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Schwerdtfeger mean?
- Recorded meaning: Berufsname: Schwertfeger/Schwertschmied bzw.
- In which country does Schwerdtfeger have the most bearers?
- Schwerdtfeger is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Schwerdtfeger”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.