Oláh (surname)
Oláh is an old Hungarian family name meaning
Romanian.[1]
The name is descended from the word endonym român), first used in the draft nationality law of July 21, 1849, at the request of Transylvanian Romanians.[2]
In 2020, it was the 16th most common surname in Hungary, borne by 38,407 people.[3]
People with this surname include:
- Adrian Olah (born 1981), Romanian football player
- Dávid Oláh (born 1988), Hungarian football player
- Franz Olah (1910–2009), Austrian politician
- George Andrew Olah (Oláh András György) (1927-2017), Hungarian-American chemist, Nobel laureate
- Gergő Oláh (born 1989), Hungarian football player
- Gergő Oláh (born 1988), Hungarian singer
- Ibolya Oláh (born 1978), Hungarian singer
- István Oláh (1926–1985), Hungarian politician
- Karin Olah (born 1977), American artist
- Katalin Oláh (born 1968), Hungarian orienteering competitor
- Lóránt Oláh (born 1979), Serbian football player
- Nicolaus Olahus (1493–1568), Hungarian archbishop
- Tiberiu Olah (1928–2002), Hungarian musician
Other uses
- Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, stadium in Debrecen, Hungary
See also
References
- ^ Miklós Kázmér. Dictionary of old Hungarian family names (XIV–XVII centuries). Hungarian Linguistic Society, Budapest, p. p. 783 (1993). ISBN 963 7530 31 2
- ^ Gábor Vékony. Dacians, Romans, Romanians. Budapest: Academic Publishing House, p. 21. (1989)
- ^ Central Office of Public Administration and Electronic Public Services, Population data, Surname statistics, Hungary