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Type Surname
Other Forms FormsSchweer

Meaning & History

German: ethnic name for a Swede.
North German: from the medieval personal name Swider, Sweder, from a Germanic personal name composed with swi(n)d ‘strong’, ‘fast’ + heri ‘army’.
Added 6/11/2016 by LMS
Edited 6/11/2016 by LMS