Horváth

Horváth is a common Hungarian surname. "Horváth" is the 2nd[1] or 4th most common surname in Hungary as well as the most common in Slovakia.[2][3] It's thought to derive from Hungarian horvát ("Croat") spelled without the final h in old orthography. The related Croatian surname Horvat, which is derived from an older version of the noun "Hrvat" ("Croat"), is the most common surname in Croatia or the Croatian diaspora.[4][5] Members of this family can be found across the world, and are most numerous in the United States.[6] Variations of the name include Horvat, Horvaty, Hrvat, Chorbadi, Orbath, Orvath, Orvat. The spelling of Horváth is of exclusive Hungarian origin.

People named Horváth or Horwath

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References

  1. ^ "Családnév statisztika 2011. január 1" (xls) (in Hungarian). Népességnyilvántartó Hivatal (Bureau of Population Registration). Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  2. ^ Najčastejšie priezviska na Slovensku
  3. ^ Votruba, Martin. "Most Common Slovak Last Names". Slovak Studies Program. University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  4. ^ :: Directory of Croatian Surnames - Horvat
  5. ^ "Last name Horvat around the world". mondonomo.ai. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  6. ^ "Horvath Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
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