Horvat

Horvat is a surname of Croatian origin. It is the most frequent surname in Croatia and the second most frequent in Slovenia. Its variant Horvath is very frequent in Hungary and Slovakia.

The surname originates in Croatia, Horvat being the older version of the word Hrvat, an autonym used by Croats. In speaches of central Croatia, people still call themselves Horvati and their country Horvatska.

In the 2011 census, it was the most common last name in the City of Zagreb, Zagreb County, Krapina-Zagorje County, Varaždin County, Koprivnica-Križevci County, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, and Virovitica-Podravina County.

In Croatia, majority of Croats with surname Horvat live in the Kajkavian dialect region in Croatia proper. Apart from them, there is a certain number of ethnic Serbs with surname Horvat in the Baranja region of Croatia.

In Slovenia, almost half of the citizens with the surname Horvat live in the Prekmurje region, where it is the most common surname by far. It is also common in Lower Styria and in Ljubljana, 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 (1928–2003), Croatian economist and politician
 * Danielle Horvat (1991), Australian actress
 * Darko Horvat (1973), Croatian footballer
 * Drago Horvat (1958), Yugoslav ice hockey player
 * Dmitry Horvat (1858–1937), Russian lieutenant general
 * Feri Horvat (1941–2020), Slovenian politician
 * Frank Horvat (1928–2020), Italian photographer
 * Hrvoje Horvat (1946), Croatian handball player and coach
 * Hrvoje Horvat, Jr. (1977), Croatian handball player and coach
 * Ivan Horvat (1993), Croatian pole vaulter
 * Ivica Horvat (1926–2012), Croatian footballer
 * John Horvat (died 1394), Croatian nobleman
 * Josip Horvat Međimurec (1904–1945), Croatian painter
 * Jovan Horvat (1722–1786), Russian general of Serbian descent
 * Joža Horvat (1915–2012), Croatian writer and sailor
 * Lidija Horvat (1982), Croatian handball player
 * Lidija Horvat-Dunjko (1967), Croatian soprano
 * Lucas Mario Horvat (1985), Slovenian footballer
 * Nikolina Horvat (1986), Croatian athlete
 * Mila Horvat (1981), Croatian TV host
 * Milan Horvat (1919–2014), Croatian conductor
 * Paul Horvat (14th century), bishop of Zagreb
 * Ryan Horvat (1993), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Srećko Horvat (1983), Croatian philosopher
 * Stevan Horvat (1932–2018), Serbian wrestler
 * Steve Horvat (1971), Australian professional football player
 * Stjepan Horvat (1895–1985), Croatian geodesist and professor
 * Zlatko Horvat (1984), Croatian handball player
 * Zlatko Horvat (1984), Croatian handball player