Swoboda History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The surname Swoboda is a derived from the Czech word "svoboda," which means 'freedom, free owner or yeoman'. This was the term used in feudal times for a freeman, that is, a free man who is not a servant to someone else. Svoboda is the third most common Czech surname and has been since at least 1937.

Early Origins of the Swoboda family

The surname Swoboda was first found in Moravia and Bohemia that today form the proud Czech Republic.

Early History of the Swoboda family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Swoboda research. Another 41 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1622, 1712, 1777, 1814, 1819, 1859, 1873, 1902 and 1914 are included under the topic Early Swoboda History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Swoboda Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Szvoboda, Swoboda, Svoboda and others.

Early Notables of the Swoboda family

Notable among the name Swoboda at this time we found

Rudolf Swoboda the Elder (1819-1859) was an Austrian landscape and animal painter. He is generally referred to as The Elder to distinguish him from his nephew, Rudolf
His younger brother, Eduard Swoboda (1814-1902) was also an Austrian portrait, history and genre painter. His son, Rudolf Swoboda The Younger (1859-1914) was a 19th-century Austrian Orientalist painte...

Swoboda Ranking

In the United States, the name Swoboda is the 16,710^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Swoboda migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Swoboda Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Frank Swoboda, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 2

Swoboda Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Barbara Swoboda, aged 28, who landed in America from Hyskov, Bohemia, in 1903
George Swoboda, aged 42, who landed in America, in 1905
Franz Swoboda, aged 33, who immigrated to the United States from Lasin, Hungary, in 1906
Anton Swoboda, aged 1, who landed in America from Somogy, Hungary, in 1907
Anna Swoboda, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States from Wien, Austria, in 1909
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Swoboda (post 1700) +

Ronald Alan "Ron" Swoboda (b. 1944), American former Major League Baseball outfielder
Alois P Swoboda (1873-1938), pioneer of American Physical Culture at the turn of the century
Marcus Swoboda, Austrian gold medalist paracanoer
Henry Swoboda (1897-1990), Czech conductor and musicologist
Hannes Swoboda (b. 1946), Austrian social democratic politician
Albin Swoboda Jr. (1883-1970), German operatic bass-baritone
Albin August Heinrich Emil Swoboda (1836-1901), Austrian operatic tenor, actor, and opera director
Rudolf Swoboda (1859-1914), 19th century Austrian painter

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)