Paul, German surnames ending with "inger" usually derive from the name of a place ending with "ingen". E.g. "Kentzinger" means "originating from Kentzingen", etc. In the case of Schwarzinger, there should be a place "Schwarzingen" or "Schwerzingen" somewhere in Germany, Switzerland, or Austria -- but don't know where. I guess Schwarzenegger means "from the place named Schwarzenegg or Schwarzeneck". There is a Schwarzenegg in Switzerland. Etienne Le 13 juil. 11 à 14:48, [email protected] a écrit : > Does anyone know what the surname Schwarzinger means? > > Dark/Black - something? > > Or is it a corruption of Schwarzenegger? Or the other way around? > > Thanks. > > A google search did not help. > > Paul