The Schwartz surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 84,699 people carried this name — #330 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,180 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 4,705 people named Schwartz.
191 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 81 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 715 people named Schwartz live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
405 people named Schwartz live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
194 people named Schwartz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 362 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 147 people named Schwartz live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Schwartz in American newspapers,
1887–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 287,661 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schwartz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Christoph Schwartz 1722–1804 · mayor -
Christian Friedrich Schwarz 1726–1798 · missionary -
Grigory Schwartz 1791–1882 · military officer -
Vladimir Shvarts 1807–1872 -
Carl Schwartz 1817–1870 · cleric
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 203 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schwartz.
- Schwager 1,633 · U.S. census
- Schwalbach 691 · U.S. census
- Schwaller 561 · U.S. census
- Schwalm 1,608 · U.S. census
- Schwander 356 · U.S. census
- Schwanger 182 · U.S. census
- Schwarz 15,713 · U.S. census
- Schwebel 452 · U.S. census
- Schwegler 527 · U.S. census
- Schweiger 2,458 · U.S. census
- Schweigert 1,858 · U.S. census
- Schwein 297 · U.S. census
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