Toth - wikipedia Toth This article is about real people named Tóth or Toth. For a pseudonym used in crank letters, see Don Novello § Lazlo. Tóth ( sometimes Toth ) is a very common surname in Hungary, meaning `` Slav '' and later `` Slovak '' in old Hungarian ( now spelt tót ). It can also mean `` Croat '', since one of the Hungarian names for Slavonia ( the northern part of Croatia, bordering to Hungary ) was Tothorszag ; although Horváth is the more usual contemporary formulation. The surname Toth is also a less common German surname ( Tod ), which is a variation of the old German word for ' death '. Notable bearers include : Alex Toth ( 1928 -- 2006 ), American cartoonist Amerigo Tot ( 1909 -- 1984 ), Hungarian sculptor born Imre Tóth Saint Alexis Toth ( 1853 -- 1909 ), Slovakian priest of the Russian Orthodox church who served in the United States André De Toth ( 1912 ? -- 2002 ), American filmmaker Andrea Tóth ( born 1980 ), Hungarian water polo player Árpád Tóth ( 1886 -- 1928 ), Hungarian poet Claudia Toth ( born 1981 ), Austrian curler Ed Toth, American drummer Eric Justin Toth ( born 1982 ), suspected child pornographer and FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive Ferenc Tóth ( sport wrestler ) ( 1928 -- 2003 ), Hungarian Greco - Roman wrestler Ferenc Tóth ( pilot ), Hungarian glider aerobatic champion Gabi Tóth ( born 1988 ), Hungarian singer Ildikó Tóth ( actress ) ( born 1966 ), Hungarian actress Iván Tóth ( born 1971 ), Hungarian retired football goalkeeper Ivett Tóth ( born 1998 ), Hungarian figure skater Jennifer Toth ( born 1967 ), English journalist and writer Jerry Toth ( 1928 -- 1999 ), Canadian composer and woodwind player Juraj Tóth, Slovak astronomer Kaleb Toth ( born 1977 ), Canadian lacrosse player Kálmán Tóth ( 1831 -- 1891 ), Hungarian poet Kevin Toth ( born 1967 ), American shot putter Lazlo Toth ( vandal ) ( born 1940 ), Australian who took a geologist hammer to Michelangelo 's Pieta László Fejes Tóth ( 1915 -- 2005 ), Hungarian mathematician Mihály Tóth II ( born 1974 ), Hungarian footballer Mike Toth ( born 1963 ), Canadian sports anchor Noémi Tóth ( born 1976 ), Italian water polo player Peter Wolf Toth ( born 1947 ), American sculptor Steve Toth ( born 1960 ), American politician Taylor Toth ( born 1988 ), American figure skater Tamás Tóth ( born 1989 ), Hungarian triathlete Tímea Tóth ( born 1980 ), Hungarian handballer Timea Toth ( swimmer ) ( born 1968 ), Israeli retired Olympic swimmer Tom Toth ( born 1962 ), American football player Zsófia Tóth ( born 1989 ), Hungarian triathlete See also Na'Toth, fictional character Thoth References Jump up ^ eRMK -- Elektronikus Régi Magyar Könyvtár ^ RMNY II_ 1601 -- 1635 ^ Mutatók ^ HELYNÉVMUTATÓ ^ Sz Compare : Szlavónia ( Sclavonia, Thotország, Tootország, Tothorszag, Tótország ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= Tóth&oldid = 801005955 '' Categories : Hungarian - language surnames Talk About Wikipedia Wikispecies Čeština Deutsch Esperanto Français Nederlands Slovenčina Edit links This page was last edited on 17 September 2017, at 02 : 52. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name toth come from
Answer: Hungary