Frequency: (2466)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Czech: from a noun literally meaning ‘freedom’. This was a technical term in the feudal system for a freeman, i.e. a peasant farmer as opposed to a serf.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
