Horvath
A Hungarian surname originally meaning someone from Croatia or a Croat.
The #2,379 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 20,177 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Horváth is a Hungarian surname built from the Hungarian word for a Croat or Croatian person. In older usage, it often identified someone as being of Croatian origin, or someone associated with Croatia rather than describing a personal trait or occupation. The name is historically connected to the ethnonym for Croat, ultimately tied to the Slavic name for Croatia and its people.
History
The surname is one of the most common in Hungary and is also found in neighboring countries with historic Hungarian-speaking populations. It spread widely through the Austro-Hungarian world and later with emigration to North America and elsewhere. In English-language records the accent is often dropped, producing Horvath.
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Fun fact
Horváth is often treated as the classic example of a Hungarian surname formed from an ethnic label, rather than a place name or occupation.