Schwan Family History
Schwan Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German, Middle Low German swan
‘swan’; a nickname derived for a very clean person or for someone with
a long neck, or alternatively a habitational name for someone living
at a house distinguished by the sign of a swan.Jewish
(Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Schwan ‘swan’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Schwan Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Schwan families
 32 - 61  11 - 31 |
 1 - 10  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Schwan families
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5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Schwan last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Schwan Family Origin
Schwan Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Schwan
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Schwan Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Schwan census records
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Schwan Civil War Service Records
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