| ![Show Contents]() Prochaska History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of ProchaskaWhat does the name Prochaska mean? The Czech and Bohemian surname Prochaska is derived from the Czech word procházet which means "to walk or wander," an occupational name for a tradesman or travelling butcher. The feminine variant is Procházková. This surname is also found in Slovakia. In English, the name literally means "a stroll or walk" and is sometimes equated to the surname Walker. Early Origins of the Prochaska familyThe surname Prochaska was first found in Bohemia where Anton Prochazka, was raised to the Austrian nobility in 1792 as Secretary of the Royal Bohemian Land Rights. His son, Joseph Edler ver Prochazka, Imperial and Royal Gubernial (Gubernialrath) Councillor and District Captain of Klattau, was elevated to the hereditary Austrian knighthood in 1818 as a Knight of the Imperial Austrian Order of Leopold, in accordance with the statutes of this order; at the same time, he received the Incolat in the knighthood of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Knight Josef Prochazka received the hereditary Austrian knighthood in 1836 as Imperial and Royal Privy Councillor, Gubernial Vice President and Chief Land Clerk in the Kingdom of Bohemia, as well as Commander of the Imperial Austrian Order of Leopold, in accordance with the statutes of the order. Early History of the Prochaska familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Prochaska research. The years 1785, 1813, 1858, 1905 and 1927 are included under the topic Early Prochaska History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Prochaska Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Prochaska, Prohászka, Prohaska and many more. Early Notables of the Prochaska family- Marie Christiane Eleonore Prochaska (1785-1813), a German female soldier who fought in the Prussian army against Napoleon during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Beethoven composed incidental music for...
Prochaska Rankingthe United States, the name Prochaska is the 10,857th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
| Prochaska migration to the United States | + |
Prochaska Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Anna Prochaska, who immigrated to New York in 1870
- Johann Prochaska, who landed in Ohio in 1871 2
- Anastasia Prochaska, who arrived at the port of Baltimore in 1874
- Agnes Prochaska, who settled in New York in 1886
- Fr. Prochaska, who settled in Nebraska in 1892
Prochaska Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Frank Prochaska, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1906 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Prochaska (post 1700) | + |
- James O. Prochaska (1942-2023), Americant professor of psychology at the University of Rhode Island
- Raymond Edward Prochaska (1919-1997), American football player and coach
- Bruno Prochaska (1879-1966), German writer working under the pen name "Bruno Wolfgang"
- Eleonore Prochaska (1785-1813), German woman soldier who fought in the Prussian army
- Georg Prochaska (1749-1820), leading Czech or Austrian anatomist, ophthalmologist, physiologist, writer and university professor
- Heinrich Prochaska (b. 1897), artist and screen writer
- "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)
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