as a Last Name
- 85,587
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Schwartz
Meaning & Origins
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with black hair or a dark complexion, from Middle High German swarz, German schwarz, Yiddish shvarts ‘dark’, ‘black’. This name is widespread throughout central and eastern Europe.
| 301st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 85,587
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New York
- has the most people named Schwartz per capita
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