Oláh (surname) explained
Oláh is an old Hungarian family name meaning Romanian.[1]
The name is descended from the word Vlach (see also Walhaz), and was used to designate the Romanians in the Kingdom of Hungary. In the Hungarian language, the word 'Romanian' is a modern neologism (adopted from the Romanian 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
See also
Notes and 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
