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Horvat Surname Meaning

Croatian and Slovenian: from an old Hungarian-influenced form of the ethnic name Hrvat for a Croat (see Horvath). In particular, this term was used to denote Croatian refugees from the Turkish occupation of the Balkans in the 15th and 16th centuries who settled in the northern part of present-day Croatia where the Kajkavian-speaking inhabitants culturally very close to Slovenes at that time did not call themselves H(o)rvati ‘Croats’ yet and in the adjacent parts of present-day Slovenia.

Horvat is the most frequent surname in Croatia and the second most frequent surname in Slovenia. Compare Harvath, Horwath, Hrovat, and Krobot.

Hungarian (Horvát): from Hungarian Horvát, an ethnic name for a Croat (see Horvath). This form of the surname is also found in Slovakia together with the variant Horvat.

Jewish (from Hungary; Horvát): variant of Horváth (see Horvath).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Horvat families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Horvat family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Horvat families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 5 Horvat families living in Northumberland. This was about 50% of all the recorded Horvat's in United Kingdom. Northumberland had the highest population of Horvat families in 1891.

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Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Horvat life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Horvat in 1951 was 50, and 74 in 2004.

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