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] Its origins are thought to derive from the Hungarian horvát ("Croat") 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]Kingdom of Croatia and Kingdom of Hungary joined in personal union in the 11th century when the Kingdom of Croatia's primogeniture fell on Hungarian relations. After Hungarian defeat at Battle of Mohács Croatia joined Habsburg Monarchy. Croats lived and freely moved throughout Central and Eastern Europe and Austria. Therefore, members of this family can be found across the world, and are most numerous in the United States.[5][6] Variations of the name include Horvat, Horvaty, Hrvat, Chorbadi, Orbath, Orvath, Orvat.
People named Horváth
- Ádám Horváth (born 1981), Hungarian chess grandmaster
- Adrián Horváth (born 1987), Hungarian footballer
- Adrian Pavel Horvat (born 1990), Romanian footballer
- Alexander Horváth (born 1938), Slovak footballer
- András Horváth (disambiguation)
- Andrea Horwath (born 1962), Leader of the New Democratic Party in Ontario, Canada
- Antonio Horvath (1950–2018), Chilean senator
- Attila Horváth (disambiguation)
- Bronco Horvath (1930–2019), Canadian hockey player
- Csaba Horváth (canoeist) (born 1971), Hungarian sprint canoeist
- Csaba Horváth (chemical engineer) (1930–2004), Hungarian-American chemical engineer
- Csaba Horváth (chess player), Hungarian chess grandmaster
- Csaba Horváth (footballer) (born 1982), Slovak football central defender
- Dániel Horváth, Hungarian footballer
- Daniel Horvath (actor)
- Dezsö J. Horváth, Canadian businessman and educator
- Ferenc Horváth (born 1973), Hungarian footballer
- Gábor Horváth (disambiguation)
- Gergely Horváth (born 1975), Hungarian javelin thrower
- Géza Horváth (1847–1937), Hungarian entomologist
- Joan Horvath, American astronomer, aeronautic scientist, writer, and entrepreneur
- Johann Horvath (1903–1968), Austrian footballer
- Johann Baptiste Horvath (1732–1799), Hungarian academic and university professor
- Karoly Horvath, Hungarian-American pediatric gastroenterologist
- Károly Horváth (1950–2015), Romanian-born Hungarian musician
- Les Horvath (1921–1995), American football player
- Mihály Horváth (1809–1878), Hungarian bishop, historian, and politician.
- Nick Horvath (born 1981), American-New Zealand basketball player
- Ödön von Horváth (1901–1938) German-writing Austro-Hungarian-born playwright and novelist
- Opika von Méray Horváth (1889–1977), Hungarian figure skater
- Pavel Horváth (born 1975), Czech footballer
- Péter Horváth (born 1974), Hungarian swimmer
- Polly Horvath (born 1957), American-Canadian author
- Rudolf Horváth (born 1947), Slovak Olympic handball player
- Ryan Horvath (born 1983), American college football player
- Sascha Horvath (born 1996), Austrian footballer
- Steve Horvath (born 1967), American aging researcher and inventor of the Horvath clock
- Vlastimil Horváth (born 1977), Romani singer
- William Horvath (born 1938), American politician and conservationist
- Zoltán Horváth (disambiguation)
Fictional characters
- Dale Horvath in The Walking Dead
- Hannah Horvath, character in the TV series Girls
- Technical Sergeant Mike Horvath in Saving Private Ryan, portrayed by Tom Sizemore
- Villain in the movie The Sorcerers Apprentice portrayed by Alfred Molina
See also
- All pages with titles containing Horvath
- Horvát (Horvat)
- Hrovat (Chrovat)
References
- "Családnév statisztika 2011. január 1" (xls) (in Hungarian). Népességnyilvántartó Hivatal (Bureau of Population Registration). Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- Najčastejšie priezviska na Slovensku
- Votruba, Martin. "Most Common Slovak Last Names". Slovak Studies Program. University of Pittsburgh.
- :: Directory of Croatian Surnames - Horvat
- :: Most frequent Croatian Surnames - Horvat
- "Horvath Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-04-24.