Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
SERES
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| Origin | of Hungarian origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
| Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
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The name is derived from the Hungarian adjective seres meaning ‘related to beer’ and refers to an occupation (brewer). It may also refer to a characteristic feature or behaviour (e.g. drinking beer). Variants: Seress, Sörös. |