Czech surnames
Svoboda: what the name means
Svoboda means “freedom”: a free man, not bound to work for the lord.
In January 2017, 51,376 people in Czechia were named Svoboda or Svobodová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha6,501
- Around Brno2,608
- Around Třebíč1,329
- Around Znojmo1,011
- Around Ostrava785
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Svoboda mean?
Svoboda means “freedom”: a free man, not bound to work for the lord.
How many people are called Svoboda in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 51,376 people in Czechia were named Svoboda or Svobodová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Svoboda most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (6,501), Brno (2,608), Třebíč (1,329).