A German surname, the Schwartz family name comes from Middle High German term of ‘swarz’, ‘Schwarz’ which refers to black and dark. It can refer to a person with a dark complexion or dark hair.

Spelling variations for Schwartz include Schwartze, Swartz, Schwarte and Schwarz.

The Schwartz surname is common in Germany, Austria, France, Russia and Hungary.
A limited number of families with the Schwartz surname live in England and Scotland. The major pockets of Schwartz families are in the city of London and the Scottish Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire counties.

Most Schwartz families live in the northeastern states of the United States, mostly in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Delaware.


Famous: Elliott Schwartz (music composer), Jean Schwartz (songwriter), Stephen Schwartz (journalist), Jonathan Schwartz (radio personality), Arthur Schwartz (music composer), David J. Schwartz (fiction writer) and Catherine Schwartz (TV personality).