Schwender Family History
Schwender Name Meaning
German:: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Schwende (see Schwendemann ) or Schwend(t) in Baden Bavaria Württemberg Switzerland or a topographic name for someone living in a cleared area in the forest (compare 2 below). occupational name from Middle High German swenden ‘to clearcut areas of forests’ for a wood cutter lumberjack.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022