Kertesz Family History

Hungarian (Kertész): occupational name for a gardener kertész from kert ‘garden’ a derivative of one of three Hungarian verbs kerül ‘to go around or avoid’ kerít ‘to encircle’ or kering ‘to go around in circles’.

Jewish (from Hungary; Kertész): adoption of the name in 1 above either as a Hungarian calque of the formerly used German-based surname or because the Hungarian surname (or word) has some sounds in common with the original surname.