The swab Surname
swab Name Meaning and History
- Altered spelling of Dutch Swaab, a regional name for someone from Swabia, or the German cognate Schwab.
- American form of Slovenian Švab, ethnic name for a colonist from Swabia, or any German speaker (see German Schwab). In the Balkans, this was a generic term for a German speaker.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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