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The surname Schwarzenegger

A German surname.

Pronounced /ˈʃwɔːɹtsəˌnɛɡə(ɹ)/ 4 syllables Soundex S625

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Schwarzenegger.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Famous Schwarzeneggers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
  • Patrick Schwarzenegger
    American actor and model (born 1993)
  • Katherine Schwarzenegger
    American writer (born 1989)
  • Gustav Schwarzenegger
    Austrian police chief and father of Arnold Schwarzenegger (1907–1972)

Notable Schwarzeneggers come mostly from the United States (2) and Austria (2).

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Surnames that sound like Schwarzenegger

Schwarzenegger has the Soundex code S625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S625.

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Questions

Where does the surname Schwarzenegger come from?
Borrowed from German Schwarzenegger.
Who is the most famous person named Schwarzenegger?
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947), followed by Patrick Schwarzenegger.
Where is the surname Schwarzenegger most common?
Wikidata records people named Schwarzenegger in the United States and Austria.
How do you pronounce Schwarzenegger?
Schwarzenegger is /ˈʃwɔːɹtsəˌnɛɡə(ɹ)/, 4 syllables.