Hungarian (Horváth) and Jewish (from Hungary): ethnic
name for a Croat, from Hungarian Horvát (Croatian
Hrvat). Compare Horvat. Additionally, this is found as a
nickname for a Hungarian who lived in Croatia, who had dealings with
Croatia, or who often traveled there. The Croats were one of the
Slavic peoples who settled in what was then the Roman province of
Pannonia in the 7th century ad. From 1091 to 1526 Croatia was
under Hungarian rule. As a Jewish name, this indicates provenance from
Croatia.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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