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Updated March 26, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • German : from a Bavarian dialect variant of Zweck (see Zwick).
  • German : possibly from Middle High German zwac ‘bite’ (from zwacken ‘to tear off’), presumably as a nickname perhaps for someone with a huge appetite or a ferocious temper.

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