Horvat is a surname of Croatian origin. It is the most frequent surname in

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and the second most frequent in

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. Its variant Horvath is very frequent in

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and

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. The surname originates in Croatia, ''Horvat'' being the older version of the word ''Hrvat'', an autonym used by

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. In the 2011 census, it was the most common last name in the

City of Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slov ...

Zagreb County Zagreb County ( hr, Zagrebačka županija) is a county in Northern Croatia. It surrounds, but does not contain, the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, the county is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring" ( hr, ...

, Krapina-Zagorje County,

Varaždin County Varaždin County ( hr, Varaždinska županija) is a county in Northern Croatia. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin. Geography The county contains the city of Varaždin, the towns of: Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Maro ...

Koprivnica-Križevci County Koprivnica-Križevci County ( hr, Koprivničko-križevačka županija ; hu, Kapronca-Kőrös megye) is a county in Northern Croatia. Its hyphenated name comes from two entities: the two of its largest cities, Koprivnica and Križevci; Koprivn ...

Bjelovar-Bilogora County Bjelovar-Bilogora County (; hr, Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija ) is a county in central Croatia. The central town of Bjelovar was first mentioned in 1413, and it only gained importance when a new fort was built in 1756 to defend against the ...

, and

Virovitica-Podravina County Virovitica-Podravina County (; hr, Virovitičko-podravska županija ; hu, Verőce-Drávamente megye) is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, hence the name ' ...

. In Croatia, majority of Croats with surname Horvat live in the

Kajkavian Kajkavian (Kajkavian noun: ''kajkavščina''; Shtokavian adjective: ''kajkavski'' , noun: ''kajkavica'' or ''kajkavština'' ) is a South Slavic regiolect or language spoken primarily by Croats in much of Central Croatia, Gorski Kotar and no ...

dialect region in

Croatia proper Croatia proper ( hr, Hrvatska) is one of the four historical regions of the Republic of Croatia, together with Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia. It is located between Slavonia in the east, the Adriatic Sea in the west, and Dalmatia to the south ...

. Apart from them, there is a certain number of

ethnic Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

with surname Horvat in the Baranja region of Croatia. In Slovenia, almost half of the citizens with the surname Horvat live in the

Prekmurje Prekmurje (; dialectically: ''Prèkmürsko'' or ''Prèkmüre''; hu, Muravidék) is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region of Slovenia, settled by Slovenes and a Hungarian minority, lying between the Mur R ...

region, where it is the most common surname by far. It is also common in

Lower Styria Styria ( sl, Štajerska), also Slovenian Styria (''Slovenska Štajerska'') or Lower Styria (''Spodnja Štajerska''; german: Untersteiermark), is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy o ...

and in

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the are ...

, while it is very rare in western Slovenia.

People

* Andraš Horvat (1744–1789), Croatian author and cultural activist who worked among the Hungarian Slovenes * Bo Horvat (1995), Canadian ice hockey player *

Branko Horvat Branko Horvat (24 July 1928 – 18 December 2003) was a Croatian economist and politician. Horvat was born in Petrinja on 24 July 1928. In 1944 during World War II, Horvat and his father Artur Horvat joined the Partisan movement in Croatia. He w ...

(1928–2003), Croatian economist and politician *

Danielle Horvat ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that was first broadcast on 18 March 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the show in 2007, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the sh ...

(1991), Australian actress * Darko Horvat (1973), Croatian footballer *

Drago Horvat Drago Horvat (born July 9, 1958) is a Slovenian ice hockey player who competed for Yugoslavia. He was born in Jesenice, Slovenia. He played for the Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; ...

(1958), Yugoslav ice hockey player *

Dmitry Horvat Dmitry Leonidovich Horvat (July 25, 1858, Kremenchug, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire – May 16, 1937, Beiping) was a Russian lieutenant general, a railway engineer by training, over the years led various sections of the railways of the Ru ...

(1858–1937), Russian lieutenant general * Feri Horvat (1941–2020), Slovenian politician *

Frank Horvat Frank Horvat (28 April 192821 October 2020) was an Italian photographer who lived and worked in France. He is best known for his fashion photography, published between the mid 1950s and the late 1980s. Horvat's photographic opus includes photojou ...

(1928–2020), Italian photographer *

Hrvoje Horvat Hrvoje Horvat (born 22 May 1946) is a Croatian handball coach and player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics for SFR Yugoslavia. International career He was part of the Yugoslav team which won the gold medal ...

(1946), Croatian handball player and coach *

Hrvoje Horvat, Jr. Hrvoje "Cveba" Horvat (born 16 December 1977) is a Croatian handball coach and retired handball player. Early life Born in the family of mother Dunja and father Hrvoje Horvat, one of the worlds best handballplayers of the 20th Century and gold m ...

(1977), Croatian handball player and coach * Ivan Horvat (1993), Croatian pole vaulter *

Ivica Horvat Ivan "Ivica" Horvat (16 July 1926 – 27 August 2012) was a Croatian professional football player and manager who capped for Yugoslavia. In 2004 he received the Croatian Olympic Committee's Matija Ljubek Award. Playing career Club Horvat played ...

(1926–2012), Croatian footballer *

John Horvat John Horvat ( hr, Ivan Horvat; hu, Horváti János; died on 15 August 1394) was a Croato– Hungarian nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary-Croatia who served as Ban of Macsó from 1376 to 1381, and again between 1385 and 1386. Horvat was the b ...

(died 1394), Croatian nobleman *

Josip Horvat Međimurec Josip Horvat (; 18 February 1904 – 2 June 1945) was a Croatian painter. Horvat was born to Dragutin and Marija Horvat in Čakovec. He attended elementary school in Čakovec, and grade school in Nagykanizsa and Pest. He then attended the ...

(1904–1945), Croatian painter *

Jovan Horvat Jovan Samuilović Horvat de Kurtič, also referred to as Ivan Horvat ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Самуиловић Хорват de Куртич, also referred to as ; also known as Jovan Horvat ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Хорват), Ivan Khorvat (russia ...

(1722–1786), Russian general * Joža Horvat (1915–2012), Croatian writer and sailor *

Lidija Horvat Lidija Horvat (born 5 May 1982) is a Croatian handball player, who currently plays for the Romanian club Rapid Bucuresti and for the Croatia women's national handball team. She played on the Croatian team at the 2008 European Women's Handball C ...

(1982), Croatian handball player *

Lidija Horvat-Dunjko Lidija Horvat-Dunjko (born 1967) is a Croatian soprano vocalist and a Docent at the Zagreb Academy of Music. She was awarded the highest Croatian national decoration for her achievement in culture, the Order of Danica Hrvatska with the image of ...

(1967), Croatian soprano * Lucas Mario Horvat (1985), Slovenian footballer *

Nikolina Horvat Nikolina Horvat (born 18 September 1986 in Zagreb) is a Croatian athlete. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics in 400 m hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on ...

(1986), Croatian athlete * Mila Horvat (1981), Croatian TV host *

Milan Horvat Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

(1919–2014), Croatian conductor * Paul Horvat (14th century), bishop of Zagreb * Ryan Horvat (1993), Canadian ice hockey player *

Srećko Horvat Srećko Horvat (born 28 February 1983) is a Croatian philosopher, author and political activist. The German weekly ''Der Freitag'' called him "one of the most exciting voices of his generation" and he has been described as a "fiery voice of dissen ...

(1983), Croatian-born philosopher * Stevan Horvat (1932–2018), Serbian wrestler *

Steve Horvat Steven Horvat (born 14 March 1971) is an Australian former professional soccer player. Club career A graduate of the Australian Institute of Sport, Horvat began his career with Melbourne Croatia. He later played with Sunshine George Cross, No ...

(1971), Australian professional football player * Stjepan Horvat (1895–1985), Croatian geodesist and professor *

Zlatko Horvat Zlatko Horvat (born 25 September 1984) is a Croatian handball player for Dabas KK and the Croatia national team. Career Since 2003 Horvat's Zagreb has not lost a match in the domestic league and cup. Horvat has reached the quarter final of the ...

(1984), Croatian handball player

References

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People

See also

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