Dear Evelyn, There is no Americanized equivalent for Arpad. If an immigrant named Arpad wished to have a more American name, he could choose anything he liked. There is a good chance he might choose another name beginning with A, but that would not be necessary. Varga, meaning shoemaker, and Lakatos, meaning locksmith, are extremely common Hungarian surnames. According to one source, Varga is the 7th most common name in Hungary; Lakatos comes in at 44th. To put this in some perspective, Miller is the 7th most common American surname and Turner is the 44th. Janet -----Original Message----- From: EEH2198@aol.com [mailto:EEH2198@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 3:58 PM To: HUNGARY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HUNGARY-L] Hungarian Names Could someone tell me what the Americanized name of Arpad would be? Also are the surnames Varga and Lakatos common names like Smith or Jones? Thank you. Evelyn Ehlert