Surname Spotlight: Szabo

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Szabo coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Family name meaning

Szabo began as a Hungarian family name. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “one who made outer garments, a tailor”.

Trade names like this once told neighbours apart by their work. Between 1891 and 2000, 736 babies born in France were registered as Szabo, with the most births in 1961–1970. Szabo ranked 4,619 in the 2010 US Census, with 7,678 people answering to the name.

Research your Szabo family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.