Schwarzenegger (surname)

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Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvaʁtsn̩ˌʔɛɡɐ]) is a German surname meaning "person from Schwarzenegg", which is the name of several minor places in Austria and Switzerland. The place-name derives from schwarz(en), meaning "black", and Egg, meaning "corner", "angle", or "edge" (cf. standard German Ecke).[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Afia Schwarzenegger (born 1982), Ghanaian media personality
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947), Austrian-American former bodybuilder, film actor, and politician
  • Christian Schwarzenegger (born 1959), Swiss academic and professor of criminal law, cousin once removed of Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Gustav Schwarzenegger (1907–1972), Austrian police chief, father of Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Katherine Schwarzenegger (born 1989), American author, daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Patrick Schwarzenegger (born 1993), American entrepreneur, actor and model, son of Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Patrick Knapp Schwarzenegger (born 1968), Austrian-American lawyer, nephew of Arnold Schwarzenegger

References

  1. ^ "Schwarzenegg". ortsnamen.ch. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
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