How common is the surname Svoboda?

5,686 people in the United States had the surname Svoboda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,299 Americans. It ranked 6,043rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Svoboda?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Svoboda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Svoboda?

Michael Svoboda, Austrian association football player (1998-).

Where is the surname Svoboda most common?

Wikidata records people named Svoboda in Austria.

Is the surname Svoboda getting more or less common?

More common. 5,555 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,686 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Svoboda

A Czech surname, carried by 5,686 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S113

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Svoboda is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

Borrowed from Czech Svoboda.

One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,686 people named Svoboda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,299 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,555.

#6,043

rank among US surnames

5,686

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,723)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,034	Gartner	5,694	54,223
#6,035	Angle	5,693	54,232
#6,036	Dilley	5,692	54,242
#6,038	Benz	5,691	54,252
#6,039	Brummett	5,690	54,261
#6,040	McCrory	5,689	54,271
#6,041	Carmody	5,688	54,280

Who is named Svoboda

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Svoboda identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Svobodas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Svoboda
Austrian association football player (1998-)

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Svoboda come from?: Borrowed from Czech Svoboda.
How common is the surname Svoboda?: 5,686 people in the United States had the surname Svoboda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,299 Americans. It ranked 6,043rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Svoboda?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Svoboda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Svoboda?: Michael Svoboda, Austrian association football player (1998-).
Where is the surname Svoboda most common?: Wikidata records people named Svoboda in Austria.
Is the surname Svoboda getting more or less common?: More common. 5,555 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,686 in 2010, up 2.4%.