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===Surname Origins===
===Surname Origins===
'''Surnames were usually derived from common sources such as trades, characteristics, ethnic origins, place names etc.:'''
Surnames were usually derived from common sources such as trades, characteristics, ethnic origins, place names, etc.
 
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! Source !! Hungarian !! English
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|'''Occupation'''
| Occupation || SZABÓ Ferenc || Frank Taylor
| SZABÓ Ferenc  
| Frank Taylor
|-
|-
|'''Occupation'''
| Occupation || MOLNÁR Lajos || Louis Miller
| MOLNÁR Lajos  
| Louis Miller
|-
|-
|'''Characteristics'''
| Characteristic || KIS Mihály || Michael Little
| KIS Mihály  
| Michael Little
|-
|-
|'''Characteristics'''
| Characteristic || FEHÉR Erzsébet || Elizabeth White
| FEHÉR Erzsébet  
| Elizabeth White
|-
|-
|'''Ethnic Origin'''
| Origin || TÖRÖK Katalin || Catherine Turk
| TÖRÖK Katalin  
| Catherine Turk
|}
|}


===Nobility===
=== Nobility ===
A title of nobility is placed before the surname:  
A title of nobility is placed before the surname:  


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| gróf NAGY János  
! Hungarian !! English
| Count John Nagy
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| gróf NAGY János || Count John Nagy
|}
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