Schwab Family History
Schwab Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): regional name for someone from
Swabia (German Schwaben), from Middle High German
Swap, German Schwabe ‘Swabian’. The region takes its
name from a Germanic tribe recorded from the 1st century bc
in the Latin form Suebi or Suevi, of uncertain origin;
it was an independent duchy from the 10th century until 1313, when the
territory was broken up.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Schwab
Name Distribution of Schwab Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Schwab families
 213 - 423  72 - 212 |
 1 - 71  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Schwab families
|
10 - 17 4 - 9 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Schwab families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Schwab Family Origin
Schwab Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Schwab
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Schwab Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Schwab census records
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Schwab Civil War Service Records
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