There is a location with that name in the Geographic Names server http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html within the Hungary file 2 -856156 -1279000 47.0 20.0 470000 200000 DT20 NL34-02 A PCLI HU 00 V MAGYARORSZAG Magyarország Magyarorszag 1997-09-02 The PCLI means "independent political entity". Hungarian postage stamps show "Magyar" as the country name. Maybe she was from Austria-Hungary, or the part called Hungary in Austria-Hungary, so that's how they wrote it. Tom Alciere webmaster@SurnamesByTown.com > Susie Perkins wrote: >> >> I recently found my grandmother on the 1930 Texas census. She is listed >> as being from: >> Magyarorszag, Austria. Does anyone know where this region may be. >> >> researching >> >> Frieda and Huble >> >> Thanks in advance >> Susie in Texas > > > __________ > > > Hello Susie, > > > Magyarország means land of the Magyars: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_name_etymologies#H > > > "Magyarorszag, Austria" probably refers to Burgenland: > > > http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Burgenland > > > > ________ > > Lavrentiy Krupniak > > . > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ===Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage > Society Web Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > >