Horváth

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Horváth is a common Hungarian and Slovak surname. "Horváth" is the 2nd[1] or 4th[citation needed] most common surname in Hungary as well as the most common in Slovakia.[2][3] However when Hungary lost "Slovakia" its population was ca 53% slovaks and 32% magyars, so a substantial part of them are magyars. 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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    (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.
  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.