Schwertfeger

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Schwertfeger (literally “swordsmith”). === Proper noun === Schwertfeger (plural Schwertfegers) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Schwertfeger is the 39281st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 560 individuals. Schwertfeger is most common among White (94.82%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schwertfeger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == German == === Etymology === Middle High German swertveger, by surface analysis, Schwert +‎ Feger, from fegen (“to polish”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃveːɐ̯tˌfeːɡɐ/ === Noun === Schwertfeger m (strong, genitive Schwertfegers, plural Schwertfeger) (historical) swordsmith Synonym: Waffenschmied ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Schwertfeger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schwertfegers or (with an article) Schwertfeger, feminine genitive Schwertfeger, plural Schwertfegers or Schwertfeger) a surname originating as an occupation === Further reading === “Schwertfeger” in Duden online “Schwertfeger”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)