Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries

HORVÁTH

Description available in the following languages:
Originof Hungarian origin
TypeFamily name referring to some connection with an ethnic group
Family name referring to the place of residence, origin or estate
Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event

Description

The name is derived from the Hungarian ethnonym horvát meaning ‘Croatian’ (old spelling) and refers to a similarity or a connection (descendence or other) with the people or the area they inhabit. Variant: Horvát.