Swoboda is a surname of Czech origin.
A variant of Svoboda, it is popular mainly among West Slavic nations.
In Czech, the word's primary meaning is 'freedom' or 'liberty'.
As a surname, it used to refer to "free men" (to distinguish them from "serfs").
In the old Czech orthography the name was written Swoboda and this spelling is still preserved in countries where the letter "w" is common, such as Poland or German-speaking countries.