Tóth (sometimes Tót or Toth) was an older term meaning "
Slovak" or "Slavonian", since one of the Hungarian names for both
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
and
Slavonia
Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baran ...
(Slavic parts of Kingdom of Hungary) was ''Tothorszag''.
''Tót'' has also been a more general Slavic reference, per toponyms like
Tótszerdahely and
Tótszentmárton on the southern border of Hungary.
The surname Toth is also a less common German surname (Tod), which is a variation of the German word for 'death'.
People with the surname
Notable people with the name include:
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Alex Toth
Alexander Toth (June 25, 1928 – May 27, 2006) was an American cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth's work began in the American comic book industry, but he is also known for his animation designs for Hanna-Barbera throughout ...
(1928–2006), American cartoonist
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Amerigo Tot (1909–1984), Hungarian sculptor born Imre Tóth
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Alexis Toth
Alexis Georgievich Toth (or Alexis of Wilkes-Barre; March 18, 1853 – May 7, 1909) was a Russian Orthodox church leader in the Midwestern United States who, having resigned his position as a Byzantine Catholic priest in the Ruthenian Catholi ...
(1853–1909), Slovakian priest of the Russian Orthodox church who served in the United States
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Andre DeToth
Endre Antal Miksa DeToth, better known as Andre de Toth (born Endre Antal Mihály Tóth; May 15, 1913 – October 27, 2002), was a Hungarian-American film director, born and raised in Makó, Austria-Hungary. He directed the 3D film ''House of ...
(1913–2002), Hungarian-American filmmaker
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Andrea Tóth
Andrea Tóth (born 7 August 1981) is a female water polo player from Hungary, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Tóth played for VF Kecskemét, BVSC, Dunaujváros, Volturno Italy and Szentes.
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(born 1980), Hungarian water polo player
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Árpád Tóth
Árpád Tóth (14 April 1886 – 7 November 1928) was a Hungary, Hungarian poet and translator.
Tóth went to Gymnasium (high school) in Debrecen and then studied German and Hungarian at the Eötvös Loránd University, University of Budape ...
(1886–1928), Hungarian poet
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Béla Tóth (born 1943), Hungarian and Italian chess master
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Brett Toth (born 1996), American football player
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Claudia Toth Fischer (born 1981), Austrian curler
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Ed Toth, American drummer
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Eric Justin Toth (born 1982), suspected child pornographer and FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive
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Ferenc Tóth (sport wrestler) (1928–2003), Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler
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Ferenc Tóth (pilot), Hungarian glider aerobatic champion
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Gabi Tóth
Gabriella Tóth (born 17 January 1988), also known as Gabi Tóth, is a Hungarian singer. She has been an '' X-Faktor'' mentor since 2013. Her sister, Vera Tóth, is also a Hungarian singer, who won the first season of ''Megasztár''.
Life
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(born 1988), Hungarian singer
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Ildikó Tóth (actress) (born 1966), Hungarian actress
*George N. Toth (1934-1985) Wild Animal Trainer, Hungary, United States. Motion pictures
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Iván Tóth (born 1971), Hungarian retired football goalkeeper
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Ivett Tóth (born 1998), Hungarian figure skater
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Jennifer Toth (born 1967), English journalist and writer
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Jerry Toth (1928–1999), Canadian composer and woodwind player
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Jon Toth
Jon Toth (born February 11, 1994) is an American football center who is a free agent. He played college football at Kentucky and was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in . Toth has also been a member of the New York Jets ...
(born 1994), American football player
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Juraj Tóth (born 1975), Slovak astronomer
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Kaleb Toth
Kaleb Toth (born August 8, 1977) is a Canadian former professional lacrosse player. He played for the Toronto Rock and Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). He is now an assistant coach for the Vancouver Warriors of the NLL.
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(born 1977), Canadian lacrosse player
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Kálmán Tóth (poet) (1831–1891), Hungarian poet
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Kevin Toth (born 1967), American shot putter
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Laszlo Toth
Laszlo Toth ( hu, Tóth László; born 1 July 1938) is a Hungarian-born Australian geologist. He achieved worldwide notoriety when he vandalised Michelangelo's ''Pietà'' statue on 21 May 1972. He was not charged with a criminal offence aft ...
(born 1940), Australian who took a geologist hammer to Michelangelo's Pieta
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László Fejes Tóth
László Fejes Tóth ( hu, Fejes Tóth László, 12 March 1915 – 17 March 2005) was a Hungarian mathematician who specialized in geometry. He proved that a lattice pattern is the most efficient way to pack centrally symmetric convex sets on th ...
(1915–2005), Hungarian mathematician
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Mihály Tóth II (born 1974), Hungarian footballer
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Mike Toth (born 1963), Canadian sports anchor
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Noémi Tóth (born 1976), Italian water polo player
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Paolo Toth (born 1941), Italian computer scientist and engineer
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Peter Toth (born 1940), Brazilian chess master
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Peter Wolf Toth (born 1947), American sculptor
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Steve Toth (born 1960), American politician
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Taylor Toth
Taylor Toth (born July 22, 1989) is an American Pair skating, pair skater. He is best known for his partnership with Felicia Zhang from 2009 to 2011. Together, they won the junior title at the 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships, 2010 ...
(born 1988), American figure skater
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Tamás Tóth (born 1989), Hungarian triathlete
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Tímea Tóth
Tímea Tóth (born 16 September 1980) is a former Hungarian handballer who most recently played for Érdi VSE and the Hungarian national team.
Achievements
* Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
**''Winner'': 2002, 2007
**''Silver Medalist'': 2001, 2003, 2 ...
(born 1980), Hungarian handballer
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Timea Toth (swimmer) (born 1968), Israeli retired Olympic swimmer
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Tom Toth (born 1962), American football player
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Viktoria Orsi Toth (born 1990), Italian beach volleyball player
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Zsófia Tóth (born 1989), Hungarian triathlete
See also
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Lazlo Toth (disambiguation)
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Thoth
Thoth (; from grc-koi, Θώθ ''Thṓth'', borrowed from cop, Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ ''Thōout'', Egyptian: ', the reflex of " eis like the Ibis") is an ancient Egyptian deity. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or ...
References
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Hungarian-language surnames
Ethonymic surnames