Tóth (sometimes Tót or Toth) was an older term meaning " Slovak" or "Slavonian", since one of the Hungarian names for both

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(Slavic parts of Kingdom of Hungary) was ''Tothorszag''. ''Tót'' has also been a more general Slavic reference, per toponyms like Tótszerdahely and Tótszentmárton on the southern border of Hungary. The surname Toth is also a less common German surname (Tod), which is a variation of the German word for 'death'.

People with the surname

Notable people with the name include: * Alex Toth (1928–2006), American cartoonist *

Amerigo Tot Amerigo Tot (born Imre Tóth; 27 September 1909 – 13 December 1984) was a Hungarian sculptor and occasional actor. Born in Fehérvárcsurgó, Austria-Hungary he moved to Rome towards the end of the 1920s, where he lived for the rest of his li ...

(1909–1984), Hungarian sculptor born Imre Tóth *Saint Alexis Toth (1853–1909), Slovakian priest of the Russian Orthodox church who served in the United States * Andre DeToth (1913–2002), Hungarian-American filmmaker *

Andrea Tóth Andrea Tóth (born 7 August 1981) is a female water polo player from Hungary, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Tóth played for VF Kecskemét, BVSC, Dunaujváros, Volturno Italy and Szentes. ...

(born 1980), Hungarian water polo player * Árpád Tóth (1886–1928), Hungarian poet * Béla Tóth (born 1943), Hungarian and Italian chess master * Brett Toth (born 1996), American football player * Claudia Toth Fischer (born 1981), Austrian curler *

Ed Toth Edward Arthur Toth is an American musician and drummer for The Doobie Brothers, an American rock band. Toth joined the Doobie Brothers in 2005 following his departure from Vertical Horizon. Early life Toth says that he has been drumming most of ...

, American drummer *

Eric Justin Toth Eric Justin Toth (alias/a.k.a. David Bussone) (born February 13, 1982) is an American former fugitive and sex offender convicted of possessing and producing child pornography. On April 10, 2012, Toth replaced Osama bin Laden on the FBI Ten Mos ...

(born 1982), suspected child pornographer and FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive *

Ferenc Tóth (sport wrestler) Ferenc Tóth may refer to: * Ferenc Tóth (wrestler) (1909–1981), Hungarian wrestler * Ferenc Tóth (politician) (1950–2020), Hungarian engineer and politician * Ferenc Tóth (pilot) Ferenc Tóth is a Hungarian glider aerobatic Aerobatic ...

(1928–2003), Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler *

Ferenc Tóth (pilot) Ferenc Tóth is a Hungarian glider aerobatic Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights. The term is a portmanteau of "aerial" and "acrobatics". A ...

, Hungarian glider aerobatic champion *

Gabi Tóth Gabriella Tóth (born 17 January 1988), also known as Gabi Tóth, is a Hungarian singer. She has been an ''X-Faktor'' mentor since 2013. Her sister, Vera Tóth, is also a Hungarian singer, who won the first season of ''Megasztár''. Life Tó ...

(born 1988), Hungarian singer *

Ildikó Tóth (actress) Ildikó Tóth (born 29 August 1966) is a Hungarian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1985. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toth, Ildiko 1966 births Living people Hungarian film act ...

(born 1966), Hungarian actress *George N. Toth (1934-1985) Wild Animal Trainer, Hungary, United States. Motion pictures *

Iván Tóth Iván Tóth (born 22 March 1971, Budapest) is a retired Hungarian goalkeeper. Club career More Hungarian footballers with a first class were playing in a club. A professional footballer started his career on Vác in 1996, saved in a team with ...

(born 1971), Hungarian retired football goalkeeper *

Ivett Tóth Ivett Tóth (born 20 December 1998) is a retired Hungarian figure skater. She is the 2014 CS Ice Challenge bronze medalist, a two-time Santa Claus Cup champion (2014, 2016), the 2018 Christmas Cup champion, the 2019 Volvo Open Cup champion, a ...

(born 1998), Hungarian figure skater * Jennifer Toth (born 1967), English journalist and writer *

Jerry Toth Jaroslav "Jerry" Toth (15 November 1928 – 31 March 1999) was a Canadian saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist, arranger, composer, and record producer. Life and career Born in Windsor, Ontario, Toth was the son of violinist and cimbalom maker Car ...

(1928–1999), Canadian composer and woodwind player * Jon Toth (born 1994), American football player *

Juraj Tóth Juraj Tóth (born 28 March 1975) is a Slovak astronomer, discoverer of minor planets, and professor of astronomy at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia. An expert in meteoroid fragmentation, he is known for his observations of the 199 ...

(born 1975), Slovak astronomer * Kaleb Toth (born 1977), Canadian lacrosse player *

Kálmán Tóth (poet) Kálmán Tóth (1831–1881) was a Hungarian poet. He was born in Baja. The main theme of his poetry was love. He studied at the Franciscan Gymnasium (now Béla III High School) in Baja between 1839 and 1845. Tóth was the best student i ...

(1831–1891), Hungarian poet * Kevin Toth (born 1967), American shot putter * Laszlo Toth (born 1940), Australian who took a geologist hammer to Michelangelo's Pieta *

László Fejes Tóth László Fejes Tóth ( hu, Fejes Tóth László, 12 March 1915 – 17 March 2005) was a Hungarian mathematician who specialized in geometry. He proved that a lattice pattern is the most efficient way to pack centrally symmetric convex sets on ...

(1915–2005), Hungarian mathematician *

Mihály Tóth II Mihály () is a Hungarian masculine given name, It is a cognate of the English Michael and may refer to: * Mihály András (1917–1993), Hungarian cellist, composer, and academic teacher * Mihály Apafi (1632–1690), Hungarian Prince of Transylv ...

(born 1974), Hungarian footballer *

Mike Toth Mike Toth (born September 27, 1963) is a Canadian sports anchor, formerly on Rogers Sportsnet's '' Sportsnet Connected'' and with the Fan 590 in Toronto. He grew up in Bassano, Alberta and then spent much of his early career in Calgary, Alberta w ...

(born 1963), Canadian sports anchor * Noémi Tóth (born 1976), Italian water polo player * Paolo Toth (born 1941), Italian computer scientist and engineer * Peter Toth (born 1940), Brazilian chess master *

Peter Wolf Toth Peter Wolf Toth (born December 1947) is a Hungarian-born American sculptor, who immigrated to the United States and settled in Akron, Ohio. He later studied art at the University of Akron. He created a series of sculptures called '' Trail of ...

(born 1947), American sculptor *

Steve Toth Steve Hixson Toth (born November 29, 1960) is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 15. Early life and education Born and raised in New York, Toth attended Pittsford Mendo ...

(born 1960), American politician * Taylor Toth (born 1988), American figure skater * Tamás Tóth (born 1989), Hungarian triathlete * Tímea Tóth (born 1980), Hungarian handballer * Timea Toth (swimmer) (born 1968), Israeli retired Olympic swimmer * Tom Toth (born 1962), American football player *

Viktoria Orsi Toth Viktoria Orsi Toth (born 14 August 1990) is an Italian beach volleyball player who plays as a right-side blocker. With partner Marta Menegatti, she achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 7 in June 2016. Her career highlights include two ...

(born 1990), Italian beach volleyball player * Zsófia Tóth (born 1989), Hungarian triathlete

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People with the surname

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