Árvai Explained

Árvai or Árvay is a Hungarian habitational surname originally used for a person coming from the historical Árva County (14th century–1920), which today is divided between Slovakia and Poland.^[1] It may refer to:

Árvai/Arvai

• (born 1974), Hungarian bicycle racer
• (1935–2004), Hungarian sculptor and painter
• (1697–1759), Hungarian monk, poet and teacher
• (1947–2001), Hungarian film director, producer and editor
• Peter Arvai (born 1979), Swedish businessman of Hungarian parentage
• (born 1989), Hungarian actor

Árvay/Arvay

• Alica Árvay (born 1970), Slovak-Hungarian poet and writer
• (1902–1985), Romanian journalist
• Clemens Arvay (born 1980), Austrian biologist and author
• (1790–1871), Hungarian friar, writer and canon
• (born 1964), Slovak politician
• (1818–1889), Hungarian lawyer, writer and journalist
• (1924–1996), Hungarian statistician
• Joseph Arvay (1949–2020), Canadian lawyer
• (1852–1924), Hungarian lawyer
• Margareta Arvay (born 1937), Romanian cross-country skier
• (1708–1750), Jesuit teacher, poet and literary historian
• (born 1935), Hungarian chemical engineer

Notes and References

1. Dictionary of American Family Names, p. 61 https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&dq=arvay+family+name+arva+hungarian&pg=PA61