How common is the surname Horvath?

15,302 people in the United States had the surname Horvath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,177 Americans. It ranked 2,379th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Horvath?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Horvath identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Horvath?

Ethan Horvath, American soccer player, followed by Johann Horvath.

Where is the surname Horvath most common?

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

Is the surname Horvath getting more or less common?

Less common. 15,538 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,302 in 2010, down 1.5%.

The surname Horvath

A Hungarian surname, carried by 15,302 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H613

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Horvath is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

Hungarian origin

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

One of 46 Hungarian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,302 people named Horvath in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,177 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,538.

#2,379

rank among US surnames

15,302

people in 2010

5.2

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,147)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,370	Sousa	15,377	20,078
#2,371	Mahan	15,375	20,081
#2,372	Leone	15,364	20,095
#2,373	He	15,363	20,097
#2,374	Bartholomew	15,339	20,128
#2,375	Hinds	15,337	20,131
#2,376	Call	15,324	20,148

Who is named Horvath

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Horvath identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Horvaths

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ethan Horvath
American soccer player, born 1995
Johann Horvath
Austrian footballer (1903-1968)
Ema Horvath
American actress, born 1994
Attila Horváth
Athletics competitor (1967–2020)
Aaron Horvath
American animator, born 1980
Kathleen Horvath
American tennis player, born 1965
István Horváth
(1935–) minister
Sascha Horvath
Austrian association football player, born 1996
András Horváth
Association footballer, born 1980

Notable Horvaths come mostly from the United States (4), Hungary (3) and Austria (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Horvath

Horvat

Horvath has the Soundex code H613, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H613.

Other Hungarian surnames

All 46 Hungarian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Horvath come from?: From Hungarian Horváth, from horvát (“Croatian”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ. Doublet of Croat.
How common is the surname Horvath?: 15,302 people in the United States had the surname Horvath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,177 Americans. It ranked 2,379th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Horvath?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Horvath identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Horvath?: Ethan Horvath, American soccer player, followed by Johann Horvath.
Where is the surname Horvath most common?: Wikidata records people named Horvath in the United States, Hungary and Austria.
Is the surname Horvath getting more or less common?: Less common. 15,538 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,302 in 2010, down 1.5%.