Hrovat is a Slovene variation of Hungarian surname Horvath

Horváth

Horvath is a common Hungarian surname, originating from Croatia. It is an older version of the noun "Hrvat" which is the Croatian-language name for a Croat, . The initial holders of this surname most likely were ethnic Croats living or working in Hungary...

, originating from Croatia

Croatia

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. It may refer to:

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The surname is a variation of the more common version Horvat

Horvat

Horvat is the most frequent surname in Croatia and 2nd most frequent in Slovenia. The surname originates from Croatia, Horvat being the older version of the word Hrvat, a term used to describe a Croat. Croats with surname Horvat live almost exclusively in kajkavian speaking region...

, which is the second most common surname in Slovenia

Slovenia

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. It comes from the word Hrvat (archaically Horvat), which means a Croat

Croats

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. A similar surname, common in Slovenian Istria

Slovenian Istria

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 and in the Slovenian Littoral

Slovenian Littoral

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, is Hrovatin or Hrvatin (Italianized

Italianization

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 to Crevatin). The village of Hrvatini

Hrvatini

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 on the Slovenian coast is derived from this surname.

See also

• Horvát
  Horvat
  Horvat is the most frequent surname in Croatia and 2nd most frequent in Slovenia. The surname originates from Croatia, Horvat being the older version of the word Hrvat, a term used to describe a Croat. Croats with surname Horvat live almost exclusively in kajkavian speaking region...
  
   (Horváth
  Horváth
  Horvath is a common Hungarian surname, originating from Croatia. It is an older version of the noun "Hrvat" which is the Croatian-language name for a Croat, . The initial holders of this surname most likely were ethnic Croats living or working in Hungary...
  
  , Horwath, etc.)
• , and
• Chorvats (de)