Báthory Surname
Approximately 570 people bear this surname
Báthory Surname User-submission:
A person from the town of Nyírbátor, eastern Hungary. The Hungarian word 'bátor' is of Old Turkic origin and means brave. bold, safe. The most famous person holding the Báthory surname was Stephen (István) Báthory (1533–1586), King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Prince of Transylvania.
Read More About This SurnameBáthory Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 540 | 1:18,178 | 2,060 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bathory (466) & Bàthory (2) are calculated separately.
Báthory Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A person from the town of Nyírbátor, eastern Hungary. The Hungarian word 'bátor' is of Old Turkic origin and means brave. bold, safe. The most famous person holding the Báthory surname was Stephen (István) Báthory (1533–1586), King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Prince of Transylvania.The coat of arms of the Báthory family consisted of three silver-coloured dragon's teeth on a red field. According to the family's legends, the symbol referred to a dragon that their brave ('bátor') ancestor defeated in its lair.
- kalman1959Origin: The Gutkeled clan around 1040 A.D.
Infamous people from history: Stephen Bathory, prince of Transylvania and King of Poland + member of the Order of the Dragon with Vlad Dracul; Erzsebet Bathory (Elizabeth Bathory), known as The Blood Countess, the most prolific female serial killer in history
Primary Source: I am a descendant of Erzsi (family nickname for Elizabeth); my great-grandmother's maiden name was Bathory, and she traced that part of our family tree.
- oldsoul13Báthory Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Báthory Come From? nationality or country of origin
Báthory (Arabic: باتوري) is found most in Hungary. It can occur in the variant forms: Bathory or Bàthory. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Báthory? popularity and diffusion
It is the 557,722nd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Báthory live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
Báthory is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is carried by 540 people, or 1 in 18,178. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Budapest, where 36 percent reside, Hajdú-Bihar County, where 13 percent reside and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Hungary this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 3 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathory | 95 | 466 | / |
| Bàthory | 95 | 2 | / |
| Bátory | 92 | 124 | / |
| Báthori | 86 | 456 | / |
| Ba'thory | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bátori | 77 | 1,297 | / |
| Batory | 77 | 946 | / |
| Bátora | 77 | 432 | / |
| Botory | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bathori | 71 | 189 | / |
| Bathery | 71 | 79 | / |
| Batoury | 71 | 46 | / |
| Bathore | 71 | 23 | / |
| Bathary | 71 | 20 | / |
| Bostory | 71 | 18 | / |
| Batoriy | 71 | 13 | / |
| Batoryi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Battory | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bathora | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bothore | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bastory | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boutoury | 67 | 40 | / |
| Batourey | 67 | 34 | / |
| Basthori | 67 | 20 | / |
| Baithury | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bouthery | 67 | 11 | / |
| Batharay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bothariy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bathariy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bostoray | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bouthore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhatoriy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bathoura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhotariy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bastoray | 67 | 1 | / |
Báthory Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Báthory in the Arabic language | ||
| باتوري | batwry | - |
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