Hungarian Surnames
Hungarian names are used in the country of Hungary in central Europe. See also about Hungarian names.
186 surnames in our directory
Hungarian
186Hegedűs is a Hungarian surname meaning "fiddler" or "violinist," derived from the Hungarian word hegedű ("violin"). The name originated as an occupational surname for someone who played the violin, reflecting the cultura...
Etymology and OriginHerczeg is a Hungarian surname derived from the German title Herzog, meaning "duke." It originated as a nickname for someone who behaved like a duke or served in a duke's household. The name reflects...
Herczog is a Hungarian surname, a variant of Herczeg, both derived from the German title Herzog, meaning "duke." The name originated as a nickname for someone who acted like a duke or worked in a duke's household, and it...
Horváth is a Hungarian and Slovak surname, derived from the word horvát meaning "Croat" (a person from Croatia). It is a variant of the Croatian and Slovene surname Horvat, which comes from an older form of the noun Hrva...
Ignácz is a Hungarian surname derived from the given name Ignác, which itself is the Hungarian, Slovak, and Czech form of Ignatius. The root name Ignatius comes from the Roman family name Egnatius of Etruscan origin, lat...
Jankovics is a Hungarian surname derived from the given name Jankó, a diminutive of János, the Hungarian form of John. The suffix -ics is a common Slavic patronymic marker, and Jankovics belongs to a family of surnames f...
Jó is a Hungarian surname with a straightforward meaning: it is derived from the Hungarian word jó, meaning "good". This surname falls into a category of European names that originated from positive personality traits or...
Joó is a Hungarian surname that represents a variant of Jó. The root surname Jó is a byname derived from the Hungarian word jó, meaning "good". As a common vocabulary word, jó has been frequently used as a personal name...
Juhász is a Hungarian occupational surname meaning "shepherd", derived from the word juh ("sheep"). It is one of the most common Hungarian surnames, reflecting the historical importance of sheep farming in the region. Th...
Kádár is a Hungarian occupational surname meaning "cooper" or "barrel maker." The word derives from the Hungarian noun kádár, itself borrowed from Slavic languages (cf. Slavic kad or kadь meaning "barrel" or "vat"). In t...
Kalmár is a Hungarian occupational surname meaning "merchant, shopkeeper", derived from the German Krämer (or Kramer), which itself comes from Middle High German krām (trading stall or shop). The name was adopted into Hu...
Kardos is a Hungarian occupational and nickname surname derived from the word kard, meaning "sword." The name likely originated as an occupational surname for a sword maker or soldier, or as a nickname for a person with...
Kárpáthy is a Hungarian surname, functioning as a variant of Kárpáti. The root name, Kárpáti, is derived from the Kárpátok, the Hungarian name for the Carpathian Mountains, indicating a geographical origin near this moun...
Kárpáti is a Hungarian surname derived from Kárpátok, the Hungarian name for the Carpathian Mountains. It is a toponymic surname, meaning it originates from a geographic location, indicating that the earliest bearers lik...
Kárpáty is a Hungarian surname, a variant of Kárpáti. The root form Kárpáti is derived from the Hungarian word Kárpátok, which refers to the Carpathian Mountains that form a vast arc through Central and Eastern Europe. A...
Etymology Katona is a Hungarian occupational surname meaning "soldier". The word katona itself entered Hungarian from a Slavic language, likely from the South Slavic katàna or a similar form, ultimately deriving from Gre...
Kecskeméti is a Hungarian toponymic surname referring to a person who originated from the city of Kecskemét in central Hungary. The city's name itself derives from the Hungarian word kecske, meaning "goat," combined with...
Etymology and Origin Kedves is a Hungarian surname derived from the common adjective kedves, meaning "nice, kind" or "dear" in the Hungarian language. It likely originated as a nickname for a person known for their kind...
Kemény is a Hungarian surname derived from the Hungarian word kemény, meaning "firm, hard, tough" in English. The name is characteristic of the onomastic tradition in Hungary, where surnames often arise from descriptive...
Kerekes is a Hungarian-language occupational surname, derived from the Hungarian word kerék meaning "wheel," with the suffix -es indicating a person associated with that object. Thus, Kerekes refers to a wheelwright or m...
EtymologyKertész is a Hungarian occupational surname derived from the word kert ("garden") and kertez ("to garden"), meaning "gardener." It is one of many Hungarian surnames that originated from trades or professions, re...
Király is a Hungarian surname meaning “king.” It is of Slavic origin, a cognate of the Polish surname Król, and is part of a family of European names deriving from Slavic words for “king” (e.g., Král in Czech, Kralj in S...
Kis is a Hungarian surname, primarily a variant of Kiss, one of the most common surnames in Hungary. Both Kis and Kiss originate from the Hungarian adjective kis, meaning "small" or "little." This nickname was likely ori...
Etymology and OriginKiss is a Hungarian surname derived from the word kis, meaning "small". As a nickname, it was used to describe a person of small stature or possibly the younger of two individuals, much like the Engli...
Kóbor is a Hungarian surname with a direct occupational or descriptive origin. Derived from the Hungarian word kóbor meaning "wanderer" or "ranger", the name likely referred to a person who roamed the countryside as a va...
Kocsis is a Hungarian occupational surname meaning "coachman," derived from the Hungarian word kocsi ("coach"). The term kocsi itself originates from the village of Kocs in Hungary, where horse-drawn carriages were first...
Koszorús is a Hungarian surname derived from the Hungarian noun koszorú, meaning "garland, wreath, girdle." It is an occupational surname originally given to a person who made garlands or wreaths, a craft associated with...
Etymology Kovách is a Hungarian surname variant of Kovács, the second most common surname in Hungary after Nagy. The meaning "blacksmith" traces back to a Slavic borrowing into Hungarian; the root is Kovač, which derives...
Kovács is a Hungarian surname meaning "blacksmith". It is one of the most common family names in Hungary, ranking second after Nagy and before Tóth. The name is derived from the Slavic kovač (meaning "blacksmith"), which...
Kováts is a variant of the Hungarian surname Kovács. Both derive from the Slavic word kovati meaning "to forge," and ultimately refer to the occupation of blacksmith. The root name is Kovač, the common South Slavic form...
Kövér is a Hungarian surname that literally means "fat" in the Hungarian language. The word itself derives from the same Finno-Ugric root as Finnish köyhä ("poor") but in Hungarian took on a physical descriptor, likely o...
Kurucz is a Hungarian surname derived from the word kuruc, which refers to rebels who fought against the Habsburg dynasty in the late 17th to early 18th century. The Kuruc movement, primarily composed of Hungarian peasan...
Lakatos is a Hungarian surname that means "locksmith” in the Hungarian language. The word is of Romance origin, reflecting historical linguistic influences on Hungarian, likely from Latin or an Italian dialect via the cr...
EtymologyLantos is a Hungarian occupational surname derived from lant, meaning "lute" in Hungarian. The name originally referred to a minstrel, bard, or lutist—a musician who played the lute, a popular instrument in medi...
Lengyel is a Hungarian surname meaning "Polish" or "Pole" in Hungarian. Originating as an ethnic descriptor, it likely referred to individuals of Polish origin or those who had connections to Poland. The surname is commo...
Lovász is a Hungarian surname derived from the Hungarian word lovász, meaning "groom," "stableman," or "ostler" — that is, a person who tends to horses. The name originated as an occupational surname for those who worked...
Magyar is a Hungarian surname meaning "Hungarian." It derives from the Hungarian self-designation magyar, which originates from the Proto-Ugric word *mańćɜ, meaning "man" or "person." The term refers to the ethnic group...
Major 2 is a Hungarian surname that represents the Hungarian form of the German surname Meyer 1. The name Meyer 1 originates from Middle High German meier, meaning "bailiff, administrator," derived from Latin maior meani...
Markó is a Hungarian surname derived from the given name Márk, the Hungarian form of Mark. The name ultimately traces back to the Latin name Marcus, which is of uncertain origin, but may be related to the god of war Mars...
Meggyesfalvi is a Hungarian surname derived from a place name. It originates from a village called Meggyesfalva, which literally means "cherry village" (meggy "cherry" + falu "village").EtymologyThe surname is formed by...
Mészáros (often Anglicized as Meszaros or Mesaroš) is a Hungarian occupational surname, meaning "butcher." It derives from the Hungarian word mészáros, referring to a person who slaughters animals for meat. As a common o...
EtymologyMolnár is a Hungarian occupational surname meaning "miller." The word molnár entered Hungarian as an early loanword, likely from a West Slavic source (cf. Czech mlynář), ultimately related to a widespread Proto-...
Nagy (pronounced [nɒɟ]) is a common Hungarian surname, meaning 'big' or 'great' in Hungarian. It originated as a nickname, likely referring to a person's stature, character, or age, and has become the most frequent surna...
Nemes is a Hungarian surname derived from the word nemes, meaning "noble" or "gentle" in the Hungarian language. It originally served as a status name for a person of noble birth or someone who exhibited noble qualities....
EtymologyThe surname Német is a variant of Németh, the Hungarian word for "German." In Hungarian, német is thought to derive from a Slavic root meaning "mute" or "one who does not speak," reflecting the historical percep...
Németh (Hungarian: [ˈneːmɛt]) is a Hungarian surname that literally means "German". The word német in Hungarian refers to a person of German ethnicity or the German language. The final h in the spelling is an archaic ort...
Etymology and OriginNovák is a common surname in Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian, derived from the Slavic word for “new” (Czech: nový, Slovak: nový). It functions as a descriptive nickname for a newcomer or a novice, often...
EtymologyNyilas is a Hungarian occupational surname derived from the word nyíl, meaning “arrow.” As such, it denotes an “archer” or “bowman,” referring to a person who made or used bows and arrows. Hungarian occupational...
Nyitrai is a Hungarian surname meaning 'from Nitra,' referring to the city of Nitra—a major historic and cultural center in present-day Slovakia—or potentially from the historic Nyitra County (formerly part of the Kingdo...
Oláh is a Hungarian surname meaning "Romanian" or "Wallachian." It derives from the Old Slavic word volxŭ "Romance-speaker," itself of Germanic origin. The term is cognate with the exonym "Vlach," which historically refe...
Olasz is a Hungarian surname meaning "Italian" (someone of Italian origin). It derives from the Hungarian word olasz ('Italian'), itself from Old Slavic volxŭ 'Romance-speaker', which ultimately goes back to the Germanic...
Orosz is a Hungarian surname meaning "Ruthenian" (or more broadly "Russian"), reflecting the historical ethnic geography of the Carpathian Basin. The name derives from the Turkish urus, which itself comes from the Russia...
Orsós is a Hungarian surname derived from the Hungarian word orsó, meaning "spindle." The name is occupational in origin, referring to a maker or seller of spindles, reflecting a historical craft associated with the prod...
Pap is a Hungarian surname, a variant of Papp, which originates from a nickname meaning “priest, cleric” in Hungarian (pap). The root “Papp” is one of the most common surnames in Hungary, and the variant “Pap” (often fou...
Papp 1 is a Hungarian surname derived from the word pap, meaning "priest, cleric". It originated as a nickname for a priest or someone associated with the clergy, likely referencing an ancestor who held a clerical role o...
Etymology and OriginPásztor is a Hungarian occupational surname derived from the Hungarian word pásztor, meaning "shepherd". In rural Hungary, shepherds played a vital role in livestock management, particularly in the Hu...
Pataki is a Hungarian surname derived from the word patak, meaning "creek" or "brook" (a loanword of Slavic origin). It was originally a habitational name given to people who lived near a creek. The surname is formed wit...
Pék is a Hungarian surname meaning "baker." The name originates from the Hungarian word pék, derived from the German Bäcker ('baker'), which entered Hungarian through occupational terminology. Historically, names like Pé...
EtymologyPesti is a Hungarian habitational surname derived from the name of the historic city of Pest, which now forms the eastern part of Budapest. The suffix -i is a common Hungarian adjective-forming suffix indicating...
Pesty is a Hungarian surname, a variant of Pesti. The name Pesti originally indicated someone from Pest, one of the towns that were joined together with Buda and Óbuda to form the capital city Budapest in the 19th centur...