Czech surnames
Švarc: what the name means
Švarc means “black”: Czech spelling of German schwarz, e.g. for dark hair.
In January 2017, 5,488 people in Czechia were named Švarc or Švarcová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha778
- Around Olomouc184
- Around Plzeň152
- Around Rakovník131
- Around České Budějovice128
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Svarc.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Švarc mean?
Švarc means “black”: Czech spelling of German schwarz, e.g. for dark hair.
How many people are called Švarc in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,488 people in Czechia were named Švarc or Švarcová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Švarc most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (778), Olomouc (184), Plzeň (152).