Swartwout Family History
Swartwout Name Meaning
Dutch: archaic variant of Swartwolt from swart ‘black’ + wout ‘forest wood’. The surname Swartwolt is very rare in the Netherlands and the variant Swartwout is no longer found there. In North America the surname Swartwout may also be a Dutch translation of the German cognate Schwarzwald. Compare Swarthout Swartout and Swartwood .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022