About the Oschwald Surname

Oschwald is a spelling of the German surname Oswald. Records show Oschwald as one of the forms Oswald took over time. It grew out of a personal name: “from the name Oswald”. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Related forms: Osswald.

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