# Horvath (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/horvath/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Hungarian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hungarian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,302 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,379 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,177 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.5% (15,538 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Hungarian Horváth, from horvát (“Croatian”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ. Doublet of Croat.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Horvath in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Horvath in the United States, Hungary and Austria.

## People named Horvath

- Ethan Horvath, American soccer player
- Johann Horvath, Austrian footballer (1903-1968)
- Ema Horvath, American actress
- Attila Horváth, athletics competitor (1967–2020)
- Aaron Horvath, American animator
- Kathleen Horvath, American tennis player
- István Horváth, (1935–) minister
- Sascha Horvath, Austrian association football player
- András Horváth, association footballer

## Similar surnames

Horvat, Hayrapetyan, Harbottle.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.