Szabó () is a common Hungarian surname, meaning "tailor". In 2019, it occurred in 203,126 names, making it the fourth most frequent

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and Slovak, a female form is ''Szabóová''.

Origin

It is usually originated from the present participle form ("szabó") of the verb "szab", meaning to "cut cloth to size", which then became a noun denoting the occupation of a tailor. It is also thought that the other meaning of the verb "kiszab", denoting the act of imposing fines, levying taxes etc. could have also led to the creation of the noun "szabó", meaning an occupation similar to a judge's or magistrate's. The existence of the two meanings could also justify why this surname could become so wide-spread.

People with this name

* Attila Szabó, several people * Bence Szabó (fencer) (born 1962), fencer * Brett Szabo (born 1968), American basketball player * Claire Szabó (born 1979), New Zealand politician * Dávid Szabó (born 1990), volleyball player * Dezső Szabó (writer) (1879–1945), Hungarian writer * Dezső Szabó (athlete) (born 1967), decathlete * Ecaterina Szabo (born 1966), Hungarian-born Romanian gymnast * Ervin Szabó (1877–1918), Hungarian Marxist * Ferenc Szabó, several people *

Gabriela Szabo Gabriela Szabo (, ; born 14 November 1975) is a retired Romanian runner. She competed in the 1500 m and 5000 m events at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal. Szabo is a three-time world champion. She was nam ...

(born 1975), Romanian athlete * Gabriella Szabó (born 1986), canoer *

Gábor Szabó Gábor István Szabó (March 8, 1936 – February 26, 1982) was a Hungarian-American guitarist whose style incorporated jazz, pop, rock, and Music of Hungary, Hungarian music. Early years Szabó was born in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary. He bega ...

(1936–1982), jazz guitarist * Herma Szabo (1902–1986), Austrian figure skater *

István Szabó István Szabó (; born 18 February 1938) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director. Szabó is one of the most notable Hungary, Hungarian filmmakers and one who has been best known outside the Hungarian language, Hungarian- ...

, several people * John Szabo (born 1968), City Librarian of Los Angeles * Joseph Szabo (born 1944), American photographer * Joseph C. Szabo, Administrator of the United States Federal Railroad Administration (2009-2015) * József Szabó (born 1969), swimmer * József Szabó de Szentmiklós (1822–1894), geologist * Yozhef Sabo, Ukrainian footballer, coach and functionairy of Hungarian descent * Karolina Szabó (born 1961), Hungarian long-distance runner * Károly Szabó (1916–1964), employee of the Swedish Embassy in Budapest *

Károly Ferenc Szabó Károly Ferenc Szabó (August 29, 1943 – January 25, 2011) was a Hungarian-Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament. He was a member of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), and served as Senator for Satu Mare ...

(1943–2011), Hungarian-born Romanian politician *

Krisztina Szabó Krisztina Szabó is a Hungarian-Canadian mezzo-soprano opera singer who has performed in a number of operatic roles. A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Szabó finished her postgraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music and D ...

, Hungarian-Canadian mezzo-soprano * László Szabó, several people *

Lőrinc Szabó Lőrinc Szabó de Gáborján ( ; Miskolc, 31 March 1900 – Budapest, 3 October 1957) was a Hungarian poet and literary translator. Biography He was born in Miskolc as the son of an engine driver, Lőrinc Szabó sr., and Ilona Panyiczky. T ...

(1900–1957), poet and literary translator *

Magda Szabó Magda Szabó (5 October 1917 – 19 November 2007) was a Hungarians, Hungarian novelist. Doctor of philology, she also wrote dramas, essays, studies, memoirs, poetry and children's literature. She was a founding member of the , an online dig ...

(1917–2007), writer * Magda Szabo (born 1934), painter of miniatures * Matyas Szabo (born 1991), German fencer of Hungarian origin * Miklós Szabó, several people *

Nick Szabo Nicholas Szabo is an American computer scientist, legal scholar, and cryptographer known for his research in smart contracts and digital currency. Personal life Szabo currently resides in Seattle, Washington and is married to Michelle Szabo. ...

, computer scientist, legal scholar and cryptographer * Nikolett Szabó (born 1980), javelin thrower * Paul Szabo (fencer) (born 1954), Romanian fencer at the 1976 Summer Olympics * Paul Szabo (politician) (1948–2024), Canadian politician * Paul Szabo (rugby union) (born 1962), Canadian rugby union player * Rose Szabo, American author of '' What Big Teeth'' * Sándor Szabó, several people * Stephen Szabo, prominent scholar of transatlantic relations * Szilvia Szabó (born 1978), canoer * Vilmoș Szabo (1964), fencer and fencing coach *

Violette Szabo Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo, GC (née Bushell; 26 June 1921 – February 1945) was a British-French Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent during the Second World War and a posthumous recipient of the George Cross. On her second mission i ...

(1921–1945), secret agent * Zoltán Szabó, several people *

Zsuzsanna Szabó-Olgyai Zsuzsanna Szabó-Olgyay (born 6 May 1973 in Oroszlány) is a retired pole vaulter from Hungary, who represented her native country in the women's pole vault event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia Sydney is the capital city o ...

(born 1973), Hungarian pole vaulter * Zsuzsanna Szabó (footballer) (born 1991), Hungarian footballer

Origin

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