Szekely

See also: Székely and székely

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Székely.

Noun

Szekely (plural Szekelys or Szekely)

1. Alternative spelling of Székely.
   • 1897, Bram Stoker, “Jonathan Harker’s Journal—continued”, in Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC, chapter III, page 32:

     "We Szekelys have a right to be proud, for in our veins flows the blood of many brave races who fought as the lion fights, for lordship. […] "

Proper noun

Szekely (plural Szekelys)

1. A surname from Hungarian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Szekely is the 25226^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 982 individuals. Szekely is most common among White (95.72%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Szekely”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.