The Szabo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,678 people carried this name — #4,619 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (7,672).
What the name means
The meaning of the Szabo surname
Borrowed from Hungarian Szabó, from szabó (“tailor”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Szabo» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,013 people named Szabo live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 294 people named Szabo.
Most of them — 176 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 211 people named Szabo live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 133 people named Szabo live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
76 people named Szabo have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 269 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
661 people named Szabo are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Szabo in American newspapers,
1912–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,530 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Szabo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Iosif Szabo 1803–1874 · naturalist -
Herma Szabo 1902–1986 · athlete -
Sandor Szabo 1906–1966 · professional wrestler -
Petra Szabo 1951– · writer -
Joseph C. Szabo 1957– · conductor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 108 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Szabo.
- Sylva 1,834 · U.S. census
- Sylvain 2,143 · U.S. census
- Sylvestre 1,658 · U.S. census
- Syre 136 · U.S. census
- Syren 108 · U.S. census
- Syx 287 · U.S. census
- Szafran 543 · U.S. census
- Szafranski 1,201 · U.S. census
- Szczepaniak 751 · U.S. census
- Szczepanski 2,036 · U.S. census
- Szczesniak 632 · U.S. census
- Szczesny 821 · U.S. census
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