Horváth Explained

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]} 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

• Ádám Horváth (born 1981), Hungarian chess grandmaster
• Adrián Horváth (born 1987), Hungarian footballer
• Adrian Pavel Horvat (born 1990), Romanian footballer
• Adrienne Horvath (1925–2012), French politician
• Alexander Horváth (1938–2022), Slovak footballer
• András Horváth (disambiguation)
• Andrea Horwath (born 1962), Leader of the New Democratic Party in Ontario, Canada of Hungarian ancestry (father)
• Antonio Horvath (1950–2018), Chilean senator of Hungarian ancestry
• 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
• Deana Horváthová (born 1958), Slovak actress and film producer
• Dezsö J. Horváth, Canadian businessman and educator
• Eva Horváthová (born 1974), Slovak physician and politician, MP (since 2012)
• Ethan Horvath (born 1995), American soccer player
• 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
• József Horváth (disambiguation)
• Karoly Horvath, Hungarian-American pediatric gastroenterologist
• Károly Horváth (1950–2015), Romanian-born Hungarian musician
• Laura Horvath (born 1997), Hungarian CrossFit athlete
• Les Horvath (1921–1995), American football player
• Michal Horváth, Slovak economist
• 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 Horvat (1873–1947), Croatian historian
• 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
• Tamás Horváth (born 1951), Hungarian chess master
• Vlastimil Horváth (born 1977), Romani singer
• William Horvath (born 1938), American politician and conservationist
• Zander Horvath (born 1998), American football player
• Zoltán Horváth (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

• Detective Carl Horvath character in the TV series Queer as Folk
• 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
• Dr. Anthony Horvath, a Galactic scientist in The Mote in God's Eye
• Villain in the movie The Sorcerers Apprentice portrayed by Alfred Molina
• Horvath Blayne, appearing in August Derleth's short fiction story The Black Island

See also

• • Horvát (Horvat)
• Hrovat (Chrovat)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Családnév statisztika 2011. január 1. . . Népességnyilvántartó Hivatal (Bureau of Population Registration) . Hungarian . 9 October 2011 .
2. http://www.geni.sk/najcastejsie-priezviska-na-slovensku/ Najčastejšie priezviska na Slovensku
3. Web site: Most Common Slovak Last Names . Votruba . Martin . Slovak Studies Program . University of Pittsburgh.
4. http://www.croatian-genealogy.com/cro-surnames-directory/H/horvat.shtml

   Directory of Croatian Surnames - Horvat

5. Web site: Last name Horvat around the world . 2022-09-09 . mondonomo.ai.
6. Web site: Horvath Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution. forebears.io. 2019-04-24.