Frequency: (108)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Czech (Švéda, Švejda): ethnic name for someone of Swedish origin, in particular a descendant of the Swedish soldiers who invaded Bohemia during the Thirty Years War (1618-48).
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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