[2][3] It's thought to derive from Hungarian horvát ("Croat") spelled without the final h in old orthography.
The related Croatian surname Horvat, which is derived from an older version of the noun "Hrvat" ("Croat"), is the most common surname in Croatia or the Croatian diaspora.
[4][5] Members of this family can be found across the world, and are most numerous in the United States.
[6] Variations of the name include Horvat, Horvaty, Hrvat, Chorbadi, Orbath, Orvath, Orvat.
The spelling of Horváth is of exclusive Hungarian origin.