Hungary Genealogical Records
Hungary Birth & Baptism Records
An index to over 18 million Catholic church records, listing parents' names.
An index to over 6 million Reformed Church baptism records, listing parents' names.
Transcripts of 100,000 Jewish birth records, including parents; names and more.
A small collection of around 13,000 Jewish Synagogue records from Hungary.
An index to over 14,000 records baptisms, including parents' names and other details.
Hungary Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to over 18 million Catholic church records, listing parents' names.
A small collection of around 13,000 Jewish Synagogue records from Hungary.
Transcripts of around 10,000 Jewish marriage records from Hungary, including names of parents.
Hungary Death & Burial Records
An index to over 18 million Catholic church records, listing parents' names.
A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.
Transcripts of around 35,000 Jewish death records, including name, parents' names, date and place of death and more.
A small collection of around 13,000 Jewish Synagogue records from Hungary.
Hungary Census & Population Lists
Contains the name, age, place of birth, relationship to the head of household and other details of over 90,000 Jews living in Hungary.
Transcripts of records detailing close to 80,000 people living in Hungary (including part of what is now Slovakia). They list name, relationship to head of household, date and place of birth, residence and more.
Extracts from lists of people living in Hungary concerning around 40,000 Jews.
Newspapers Covering Hungary
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
Hungary Military Records
Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.
The names of over 33,000 Jews who survived the holocaust and ended up in displaced persons camps.
Hungary Court & Legal Records
The names of over 33,000 Jews who survived the holocaust and ended up in displaced persons camps.
A database containing over 135,000 names of people mentioned in connection with people held in concentration camps in Romania.
An index to over 70,000 Holocaust survivors mentioned in records of the World Jewish Congress.
An index of close to 10,000 Jews named in State Department files. The records cover Palestine, Romania, and Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Tripoli, Barca, Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.
A list of around 1,000 Jews who died in concentration camps.
Hungary Land & Property Records
transcripts of records listing around 30,000 Jews who owned property in Hungary.
Hungary Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.
Hungary Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
A database containing more than 17,500 people whose names are recorded on Holocaust memorials in 28 communities in present-day Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
Hungary Histories & Books
Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.
A database containing over 135,000 names of people mentioned in connection with people held in concentration camps in Romania.
Details of around 18,000 survivors of the Holocaust printed in a magazine published in 1945.
Hungary Occupation & Business Records
A database of cricket scores and players.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Hungary
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
Hungary Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
Hungary Church Records
An index to over 18 million Catholic church records, listing parents' names.
A small collection of around 13,000 Jewish Synagogue records from Hungary.
Hungary Maps
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Hungary Reference Works
A database containing variants of 100,000s of given names used by Jews.
Historical Description
Hungary is bounded on the East, with Transilvania and Wallachia; on the West, with Austria; North, with Poland; and South, with Sclavonia.
It was formerly called Panonia Inferior, to distinguish it from Austria, which was called, Panonia Superior.
Situation
It is situate in the Northern temperate Zone, under the seven and nine Climates.
Fertility
The Soyl is wonderfull fruitfull, yielding Corn there thrice in a year; the Grass in some places (as in the Island of Comera) exceeding the height of a Man, which doth feed such a number of Cattel, that this Countrey alone is thought to be able to feed all Europe with Flesh. Also they have Deer, Partridge, Pheasant, in such abundance, that any Man that will may kill them; which in other places is prohibited, these creatures being reserved as Game for Gentlemen.
The other Commodities which are transported, are Gold, Silver, Fish, Copper, Wine.
This Central European Republic, formerly a part of the Dual Monarchy of Austria Hungary, had its territory greatly reduced by the treaty of St. Germain which only left it one third of its former area which was brought to 32,800 square miles. The approximate population is 7,482,000 (1920), chiefly engaged in agriculture. The mineral wealth of this country is not to be neglected, coal being found. The only communication with the sea is by the Danube, which is internationalized. Chief Towns: Budapest 926,000 (1920); Szegedin 110,000. No reliable information can be obtained in regard to the provincial press.
Most Common Surnames in Hungary
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tóth | 301,189 | 1:33 | |
| 2 | Nagy | 230,563 | 1:43 | |
| 3 | Szabó | 216,284 | 1:45 | |
| 4 | Kovács | 209,333 | 1:47 | |
| 5 | Varga | 176,648 | 1:56 | |
| 6 | Horváth | 162,557 | 1:60 | |
| 7 | Kiss | 133,268 | 1:74 | |
| 8 | Molnár | 107,182 | 1:92 | |
| 9 | Németh | 88,323 | 1:111 | |
| 10 | Farkas | 70,634 | 1:139 | |
| 11 | Takács | 68,025 | 1:144 | |
| 12 | Balogh | 62,021 | 1:158 | |
| 13 | Papp | 53,589 | 1:183 | |
| 14 | Juhász | 49,710 | 1:197 | |
| 15 | Szilágyi | 40,575 | 1:242 | |
| 16 | Mészáros | 38,309 | 1:256 | |
| 17 | Simon | 37,260 | 1:263 | |
| 18 | Szűcs | 36,440 | 1:269 | |
| 19 | Fekete | 34,292 | 1:286 | |
| 20 | Török | 33,129 | 1:296 | |
| 21 | Rácz | 28,508 | 1:344 | |
| 22 | Oláh | 28,334 | 1:346 | |
| 23 | Szalai | 27,268 | 1:360 | |
| 24 | Fehér | 25,730 | 1:382 | |
| 25 | Gál | 24,798 | 1:396 | |
| 26 | Pintér | 23,627 | 1:415 | |
| 27 | Balázs | 23,522 | 1:417 | |
| 28 | Kocsis | 23,312 | 1:421 | |
| 29 | Lakatos | 23,170 | 1:424 | |
| 30 | Fodor | 22,903 | 1:429 | |
| 31 | Vincze | 22,169 | 1:443 | |
| 32 | Sándor | 21,824 | 1:450 | |
| 33 | Veres | 21,703 | 1:452 | |
| 34 | Magyar | 21,110 | 1:465 | |
| 35 | Kis | 20,848 | 1:471 | |
| 36 | Sipos | 20,357 | 1:482 | |
| 37 | Katona | 19,242 | 1:510 | |
| 38 | Vass | 19,133 | 1:513 | |
| 39 | Király | 19,038 | 1:516 | |
| 40 | Hegedűs | 19,030 | 1:516 | |
| 41 | Lukács | 18,855 | 1:521 | |
| 42 | Vörös | 18,287 | 1:537 | |
| 43 | Szőke | 18,089 | 1:543 | |
| 44 | Gulyás | 17,736 | 1:553 | |
| 45 | Fazekas | 17,161 | 1:572 | |
| 46 | Váradi | 17,030 | 1:576 | |
| 47 | Somogyi | 16,890 | 1:581 | |
| 48 | Kelemen | 16,654 | 1:589 | |
| 49 | Fülöp | 16,645 | 1:590 | |
| 50 | László | 16,476 | 1:596 | |
| 51 | Antal | 16,291 | 1:603 | |
| 52 | Orosz | 16,174 | 1:607 | |
| 53 | Székely | 16,004 | 1:613 | |
| 54 | Boros | 15,918 | 1:617 | |
| 55 | Jakab | 15,379 | 1:638 | |
| 56 | Pál | 14,662 | 1:670 | |
| 57 | Bálint | 14,558 | 1:674 | |
| 58 | Deák | 14,482 | 1:678 | |
| 59 | Tamás | 14,282 | 1:687 | |
| 60 | Szekeres | 14,241 | 1:689 | |
| 61 | Lengyel | 14,231 | 1:690 | |
| 62 | Illés | 14,072 | 1:698 | |
| 63 | Végh | 14,007 | 1:701 | |
| 64 | Fábián | 13,887 | 1:707 | |
| 65 | Bodnár | 13,781 | 1:712 | |
| 66 | Bognár | 13,765 | 1:713 | |
| 67 | Virág | 13,615 | 1:721 | |
| 68 | Pap | 13,247 | 1:741 | |
| 69 | Biró | 13,085 | 1:750 | |
| 70 | Pásztor | 12,845 | 1:764 | |
| 71 | Kozma | 12,807 | 1:766 | |
| 72 | Halász | 12,803 | 1:767 | |
| 73 | Szücs | 12,568 | 1:781 | |
| 74 | Szántó | 12,530 | 1:783 | |
| 75 | Máté | 12,374 | 1:793 | |
| 76 | Budai | 11,979 | 1:819 | |
| 77 | Bakos | 11,746 | 1:836 | |
| 78 | Ács | 11,663 | 1:842 | |
| 79 | Major | 11,615 | 1:845 | |
| 80 | Vida | 11,551 | 1:850 | |
| 81 | Vajda | 11,486 | 1:855 | |
| 82 | Soós | 11,461 | 1:856 | |
| 83 | Bíró | 11,375 | 1:863 | |
| 84 | Dudás | 11,352 | 1:865 | |
| 85 | Novák | 11,338 | 1:866 | |
| 86 | Nemes | 11,314 | 1:868 | |
| 87 | Barna | 11,097 | 1:885 | |
| 88 | Orbán | 11,078 | 1:886 | |
| 89 | Gáspár | 11,061 | 1:887 | |
| 90 | Hajdu | 10,907 | 1:900 | |
| 91 | Urbán | 10,815 | 1:908 | |
| 92 | Sárközi | 10,673 | 1:920 | |
| 93 | Kerekes | 10,646 | 1:922 | |
| 94 | Balog | 10,392 | 1:945 | |
| 95 | Szász | 10,355 | 1:948 | |
| 96 | Dobos | 10,253 | 1:957 | |
| 97 | Ádám | 10,233 | 1:959 | |
| 98 | Balla | 10,193 | 1:963 | |
| 99 | Barta | 10,192 | 1:963 | |
| 100 | Borbély | 10,107 | 1:971 | |
| 101 | Szegedi | 9,996 | 1:982 | |
| 102 | Péter | 9,981 | 1:983 | |
| 103 | Márton | 9,893 | 1:992 | |
| 104 | Szakács | 9,838 | 1:998 | |
| 105 | Pataki | 9,748 | 1:1,007 | |
| 106 | Lőrincz | 9,639 | 1:1,018 | |
| 107 | Kertész | 9,579 | 1:1,025 | |
| 108 | Kun | 9,534 | 1:1,030 | |
| 109 | Cseh | 9,426 | 1:1,041 | |
| 110 | Faragó | 9,341 | 1:1,051 | |
| 111 | Kardos | 9,312 | 1:1,054 | |
| 112 | Lévai | 9,256 | 1:1,061 | |
| 113 | Szigeti | 9,036 | 1:1,086 | |
| 114 | Szalay | 9,011 | 1:1,089 | |
| 115 | Dávid | 8,956 | 1:1,096 | |
| 116 | Szatmári | 8,935 | 1:1,099 | |
| 117 | Mezei | 8,932 | 1:1,099 | |
| 118 | Hegedüs | 8,924 | 1:1,100 | |
| 119 | Sebestyén | 8,912 | 1:1,101 | |
| 120 | Erdélyi | 8,813 | 1:1,114 | |
| 121 | Rózsa | 8,681 | 1:1,131 | |
| 122 | Erdei | 8,529 | 1:1,151 | |
| 123 | Lázár | 8,470 | 1:1,159 | |
| 124 | Kálmán | 8,393 | 1:1,170 | |
| 125 | Gergely | 8,368 | 1:1,173 | |
| 126 | Szarka | 8,319 | 1:1,180 | |
| 127 | Vas | 8,274 | 1:1,186 | |
| 128 | Győri | 8,195 | 1:1,198 | |
| 129 | Hegyi | 8,191 | 1:1,198 | |
| 130 | Marton | 8,065 | 1:1,217 | |
| 131 | Kulcsár | 8,021 | 1:1,224 | |
| 132 | Béres | 7,974 | 1:1,231 | |
| 133 | Herczeg | 7,728 | 1:1,270 | |
| 134 | Fejes | 7,705 | 1:1,274 | |
| 135 | Berta | 7,700 | 1:1,275 | |
| 136 | Demeter | 7,624 | 1:1,288 | |
| 137 | Huszár | 7,618 | 1:1,289 | |
| 138 | Kalmár | 7,615 | 1:1,289 | |
| 139 | Gaál | 7,612 | 1:1,290 | |
| 140 | Csonka | 7,601 | 1:1,291 | |
| 140 | Kollár | 7,601 | 1:1,291 | |
| 142 | Kósa | 7,551 | 1:1,300 | |
| 143 | Puskás | 7,534 | 1:1,303 | |
| 144 | Kurucz | 7,456 | 1:1,317 | |
| 145 | Sánta | 7,378 | 1:1,330 | |
| 146 | Hajdú | 7,345 | 1:1,336 | |
| 147 | Polgár | 7,280 | 1:1,348 | |
| 148 | Miklós | 7,245 | 1:1,355 | |
| 149 | Schmidt | 7,111 | 1:1,380 | |
| 150 | Kecskés | 7,102 | 1:1,382 | |
| 151 | Bogdán | 7,084 | 1:1,386 | |
| 152 | Baranyai | 7,078 | 1:1,387 | |
| 152 | Vigh | 7,078 | 1:1,387 | |
| 154 | Tar | 7,074 | 1:1,388 | |
| 155 | Pető | 7,027 | 1:1,397 | |
| 156 | Csizmadia | 6,987 | 1:1,405 | |
| 157 | Jónás | 6,922 | 1:1,418 | |
| 158 | Ferenczi | 6,892 | 1:1,424 | |
| 159 | Baranyi | 6,872 | 1:1,428 | |
| 160 | Kádár | 6,863 | 1:1,430 | |
| 161 | Müller | 6,846 | 1:1,434 | |
| 162 | Bartha | 6,767 | 1:1,451 | |
| 163 | Gábor | 6,765 | 1:1,451 | |
| 164 | Seres | 6,734 | 1:1,458 | |
| 165 | Koncz | 6,713 | 1:1,462 | |
| 166 | Bódi | 6,668 | 1:1,472 | |
| 167 | Császár | 6,615 | 1:1,484 | |
| 168 | Józsa | 6,584 | 1:1,491 | |
| 169 | Márkus | 6,554 | 1:1,498 | |
| 170 | Bakó | 6,416 | 1:1,530 | |
| 171 | Vadász | 6,394 | 1:1,535 | |
| 172 | Szabados | 6,262 | 1:1,568 | |
| 173 | Csordás | 6,244 | 1:1,572 | |
| 174 | Sári | 6,243 | 1:1,572 | |
| 175 | Torma | 6,195 | 1:1,585 | |
| 176 | Ábrahám | 6,093 | 1:1,611 | |
| 177 | Majoros | 6,082 | 1:1,614 | |
| 178 | Erdős | 6,066 | 1:1,618 | |
| 179 | Imre | 6,058 | 1:1,620 | |
| 180 | Baráth | 6,043 | 1:1,624 | |
| 181 | Sütő | 5,848 | 1:1,679 | |
| 182 | Pálfi | 5,798 | 1:1,693 | |
| 183 | Szarvas | 5,768 | 1:1,702 | |
| 184 | Csontos | 5,753 | 1:1,706 | |
| 185 | Sebők | 5,750 | 1:1,707 | |
| 186 | Ágoston | 5,712 | 1:1,719 | |
| 187 | Galambos | 5,691 | 1:1,725 | |
| 188 | Berki | 5,661 | 1:1,734 | |
| 189 | Elek | 5,655 | 1:1,736 | |
| 190 | Orsós | 5,606 | 1:1,751 | |
| 191 | Mező | 5,575 | 1:1,761 | |
| 192 | Benkő | 5,531 | 1:1,775 | |
| 193 | Pusztai | 5,493 | 1:1,787 | |
| 194 | Boda | 5,483 | 1:1,790 | |
| 195 | Ambrus | 5,461 | 1:1,798 | |
| 196 | Sallai | 5,419 | 1:1,811 | |
| 197 | Árvai | 5,407 | 1:1,815 | |
| 198 | Földi | 5,405 | 1:1,816 | |
| 199 | Szép | 5,369 | 1:1,828 | |
| 200 | Mayer | 5,338 | 1:1,839 | |