Tóth

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Hungarian surname

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::summary Hungarian surname ::

Tóth (sometimes Tót or Toth) is a Hungarian ethnonymic surname that was an older term related to the "Tótok" meaning Slavs (of Slavonia i.e. Croats, also Slovenes and Slovaks), since one of the Hungarian names for Slavic parts of Kingdom of Hungary was Tóthország, literally "land of tóths". It is also a surname of German origin.

Tót has also been a more general Slavic reference, per toponyms like Tótszerdahely and Tótszentmárton on the southern border of Hungary.

Tóth is among the top three most frequent surnames in Hungary.

People with the surname

Notable people with the name include:

A

Ádám Tóth (born 1985), Hungarian figure skater
Ádám Tóth (handballer) (born 1995), Hungarian handball player
Adrienn Tóth (born 1990), Hungarian modern pentathlete
Ágota Lykovcán (born 1987; née Tóth), Hungarian speed skater
Aladár Tóth (1898–1968), Hungarian music manager
Alex Toth (1928–2006), American cartoonist
Alexander Tóth (born 2001), Slovak footballer
Alexandra Tóth, multiple people
Saint Alexis Toth (1853–1909), Slovakian priest of the Russian Orthodox church who served in the United States
Amarissa Tóth (born 2003), Hungarian tennis player
Amerigo Tot (1909–1984; born Imre Tóth), Hungarian sculptor
Andi Tóth (born 1999), Hungarian actress and singer
Andor Toth (1925–2006), American classical violinist and conductor, member of Toth Duo, father of Andor Toth Jr.
Andor Toth Jr. (1948–2002), American cellist, member of Toth Duo
András Tóth, multiple people
Andre de Toth (1913–2002), Hungarian-American filmmaker
Andrea Tóth (born 1980), Hungarian water polo player
Andrew Toth, U.S. Air Force general
Anita Tóth (born 1979), Hungarian sport shooter
Ann Toth (1922–1991), American actress
Anna Tóth (born 2003), Hungarian hurdler
Annamária Tóth (1945–2023), Hungarian athletics competitor
Anne Toth, American business executive
Árpád Tóth (1886–1928), Hungarian poet
Attila Tóth (born 1965), Hungarian figure skater

B

Balázs Tóth, multiple people
Bálint Tóth (born 1955), Hungarian mathematician
Barnabás Tóth (born 1994), Hungarian footballer
Beatrix Tóth (born 1967), Hungarian handball player
Béla Tóth, Hungarian football manager
Bela Tóth (chess player) (born 1943), Hungarian and Italian chess master
Bence Tóth, multiple people
Bertalan Tóth (born 1975), Hungarian lawyer and politician
Borbála Tóth Harsányi (born 1946), Hungarian handball player, sister of Katalin Laki
Borisz Tóth (born 2002), Hungarian footballer
Brett Toth (born 1996), American football player

C

Celina Toth (born 1992), Canadian diver
Charles Toth (1879-?), American long-distance swimmer
Claudia Toth Fischer (born 1981), Austrian curler
Csaba Tóth (born 1960), Hungarian politician
Csaba Tóth (racing driver) (born 1967), Hungarian racing driver
Cynthia Ann Toth, American ophthalmologist and professor

D

Daniel Toth (born 1987), Austrian footballer
Dávid Tóth (born 1985), Hungarian canoer
Dominik Tóth (1925–2015), Slovak catholic priest
Don Toth (born 1948), Canadian politician
Dušan Tóth (born 1971), Slovak football manager and former player

E

Ed Toth, American drummer
Ede Tóth (1884–1943), Hungarian tennis player
Edina Tóth (born 1975), Hungarian politician
Edra Toth (born 1952), Hungarian-American ballet dancer
Elizabeth Toth, American academic
Emily Toth, American scholar, novelist, advice columnist, and feminist activist
Eric Justin Toth (born 1982), American convict
Eszter Tóth (born 1992), Hungarian handball player
Éva Tóth (1952–2013), Hungarian sprinter

F

Ferenc Tóth, multiple people
Frank Tóth (born 1970), Hungarian water polo player

G

Gabi Tóth (born 1988), Hungarian singer
Gábor Tóth, multiple people
Gabriella Tóth, multiple people
Georgina Toth (born 1982), Hungarian-Cameroonian thrower
Gergely Tóth (born 1966), Hungarian theoretical chemist
Géza Tóth, multiple people
Gwendolyn Toth (born 1955), American early music artist
György Tóth (1915–1994), Hungarian football player and manager
Gyula Tóth, multiple people

H

Hajnalka Tóth (born 1976), Hungarian fencer

I

Ildikó Tóth, multiple people
Ilona Tóth (1932–1957), Hungarian medical student and revolutionary
Imre Tóth, multiple people
István Tóth, multiple people
Iván Tóth (born 1971), Hungarian footballer
Ivan Toth Depeña (born 1972), American artist
Ivett Tóth (born 1998), Hungarian figure skater

J

János Tóth, multiple people
Jennifer Toth (1967–2025), American journalist and writer
Jerry Toth (1928–1999), Canadian composer and woodwind player
Jon Toth (born 1994), American football player
Joseph L. Toth (born 1973), American judge
József Tóth, multiple people
Judit Tóth (1906–1993), Hungarian gymnast
Judith C. Toth (born 1937), American politician
Juraj Tóth (born 1975), Slovak astronomer

K

Kaleb Toth (born 1977), Canadian lacrosse player
Kálmán Tóth, multiple people
Karina Toth (born 1983), Austrian curler
Karlo Toth (1907–1988), Yugoslav wrestler
Katalin Laki (born 1948; née Tóth Harsányi), Hungarian handball player
Katalin Tóth (born 1984), Hungarian handball player
Kevin Toth (born 1967), American shot putter
Krisztián Tóth (born 1994), Hungarian judoka
Krisztina Tóth, multiple people

L

Lajos Tóth (1914–1984), Hungarian gymnast
Lajos Tóth (fighter pilot) (1922–1951), Hungarian fighter pilot
László Tahi Tóth (1944–2018), Hungarian actor
László Toroczkai (born 1978; born László Tóth), Hungarian politician
László Tóth, Laszlo Toth or Lazlo Toth, multiple people
Les Toth (born 1952), Australian actor and DJ
Lívia Tóth (born 1980), Hungarian runner
Lucio Toth (1934–2017), Italian politician

M

Marcel Toth (born 1989), Austrian footballer
Margit Tóth (1961–2016), Hungarian gymnast
Marijo Tot (born 1972), Croatian football manager
Mário Tóth (born 1995), Slovak footballer
Martin Tóth (born 1986), Slovak footballer
Márton Tóth, Hungarian sprint canoer
Máté Tóth, multiple people
Matej Tóth (born 1983), Slovak race walker
Mátyás Tóth (1918–2002), Hungarian–Romanian footballer
Mihály Tóth, multiple people
Mike Toth (born 1963), Canadian sports anchor
Mikuláš Tóth, multiple people
Miroslav Tóth (born 1978), Slovak footballer
Monica Toth (born 1970), Romanian triple jumper

N

Noémi Orvos-Tóth (born 1971), Hungarian psychologist and author
Nicholas Toth (born 1952), American archaeologist
Norbert Tóth, multiple people
Noémi Tóth (born 1976), Italian water polo player

O

Orsolya Tóth (born 1981), Hungarian actress

P

Paolo Toth (born 1941), Italian computer scientist and engineer
Paul A. Toth (born 1964), American writer
Paul Toth (1935–1999), American baseball player
Péter Tóth, multiple people

R

Rudy Toth (1925–2009), Slovak-Canadian composer, arranger, conductor, pianist, and cimbalom player

S

Sándor Tóth (1939–2019), Hungarian journalist and politician
Sára Tóth (born 1993), Hungarian handball player
Sheree Toth, American professor at the University of Rochester
Steve Toth (born 1960), American politician
Susan Toth (died 2020), wife of American writer Harlan Ellison
Szilárd Tóth (born 1973), Hungarian figure skater

T

Taylor Toth (born 1989), American figure skater
Tamás Tóth, multiple people
Thomas Toth, Canadian long-distance runner
Tiah Toth (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
Tiffany Toth, Playboy Playmate of the Month in September 2011
Tímea Tóth (born 1980), Hungarian handballer
Timea Toth (swimmer) (born 1968), Israeli retired Olympic swimmer
Tom Toth (born 1962), American football player

V

Viktor Tóth (born 1977), Hungarian saxophonist
Viktoria Orsi Toth (born 1990), Italian beach volleyball player
Vilmos Tóth (1832–1898), Hungarian politician
Vojtech Tóth (born 1938), Slovak wrestler

W

Wooden Wand, American singer, born James Jackson Toth

Z

Zollie Toth (1924–2018), American football player
Zoltán Tóth, multiple people
Zsófia Tóth (born 1989), Hungarian triathlete
Zsófia Tóth (ice hockey) (born 2003), Hungarian ice hockey player
Zvi Yanai (1935–2013; born Sandro Toth), Israeli civil servant and author

References

(8 May 2003). "Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set". Oxford University Press, USA.
Vidmarović, Đuro. (2010). "Zvonimir Bartolić i Hrvati u susjednim zemljama s posebnim osvrtom na pomurske Hrvate u Mađarskoj". Kajkavian Parliament - Association for Promotion of Science and Arts.
Tamás Farkas, [https://edit.elte.hu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10831/43636/Farkas%20T_Surname%20typology.pdf A Surname Typology Project: The Lessons Learnt from the Distribution of the Most Frequent Hungarian Surnames], 2018

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