The schwager Surname

schwager Name Meaning and History

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): relationship name from Middle High German swager ‘brother-, son-, or father-in-law’; German Schwager ‘brother-in-law’.

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The schwager name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the schwager family name as far back in history as possible.

schwager Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of schwager Families in the US in 1920

Number of schwager families

25-48

9-24

1-8

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Thread	Author	Replies
SCHWAGER in Montgomery County, PA	LSnellgrove	0
Wilmington, DE - 1800's John & Elizabeth Schwager(Schweiger) Prussia	K. Charsha	0
Schwager in PA	joeevans	11
just Lookin around for some relatives	Westsidechick420	0
Glessners	garywharding2002	0
Margaret Jane Swager, b.Aug 7, 1842.. George B. Swager, b.abt. 1815	racyw	0
Schwagers in Illinois	toots	0
search-schwager	dawn_schwager	0
Schwager, Ralph (Rolf)	bphillips4125	1
Andrew Schwager	Audrey	0

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