Partly translated form of German Schwarzwälder, denoting
someone from the Black Forest (German Schwarzwald). The first
element Black is a translation of German Schwarz (Old
High German swarz), while the second element is a respelling of
-wälder ‘forest dweller’ (from Old High German wald
‘forest’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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