Save Type Surname (from location) Usage German, Jewish Pronounced Pron. [ʃve.ˈʁiːn](German) /ʃve.ˈʁiːn/(German) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsVon Schwerin, Schweriner Meaning & History habitational name from any of the places called Schwerin in Mecklenburg Brandenburg and Pomerania.