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Etymology of Prohaska

What does the name Prohaska mean?

The Czech and Bohemian surname Prohaska 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 Prohaska family

The surname Prohaska 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 Prohaska family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Prohaska research. The years 1785, 1813, 1858, 1905 and 1927 are included under the topic Early Prohaska History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Prohaska Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Prochaska, Prohászka, Prohaska and many more.

Early Notables of the Prohaska 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...

Migration of the Prohaska family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Anna Prochaska, who immigrated to New York in 1870; Anastasia Prochaska, who arrived at the port of Baltimore in 1874; Agnes Prochaska, who came to New York in 1886.

Contemporary Notables of the name Prohaska (post 1700)+

  • Janos Prohaska (1919-1974), Hungarian-born American based actor and stunt performer on American television from the 1960s
  • Charles Prohaska, American politician, Burgess of Larksville, Pennsylvania, 1954-56 1
  • Miljenko Prohaska (1925-2014), Croatian composer, music arranger and orchestra conductor
  • Herbert Prohaska (b. 1955), Austrian former professional footballer
  • Felix Prohaska (1912-1987), Austrian conductor and professor of musicology in Hanover
  • Anna Prohaska (b. 1983), Austrian-British lyric soprano
  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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