Schwer Family History
Schwer Name Meaning
South German: relationship name from Middle High German sweher swēr ‘father-in-law’. Compare Schwager and Schwehr . German: variant of Schweder German: nickname from Middle High German swær ‘painful unpleasant troublesome; sad sorrowful; weighty heavy’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German schwer ‘heavy’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022