First found in Austria, Transylvania and Hongrie where the name became noted for its many branches in the region including Petrichevich, Szent-Giorgy, and Zsebehaz, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Seraphine Emilie Caroline Horwarth, who emigrated to America from Venne in 1852; Antal Horvath, who was recorded to be living in Boston in 1882; Neza Horvath, who immigrated to New York in 1891.

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