Balogh

Balogh is a Hungarian surname, originating from the Hungarian word ''bal'' meaning "left", possibly in reference to left-handedness.

It was the surname of a medieval noble house, Balog (genus).

Another variant is Balog.

Notable people with the surname include:

*Ádám Balogh, one of the most famous kuruc colonels during Rákóczi's War for Independence *Béla Balogh, a Hungarian film director *Brian Balogh, an American historian *Ernő Balogh, a Hungarian-born and -trained classical pianist *Fritz Balogh, a German football (soccer) player *Gergely Balogh, Hungarian canoeist *János Balogh (disambiguation), multiple people *József Balogh (disambiguation), multiple people *Kálmán Balogh, a Hungarian cimbalom player *László Balogh (painter), Hungarian painter *László Balogh (sport shooter) (1958–2019), Hungarian former sport shooter *Mary Balogh, a Welsh-Canadian novelist *Norbert Balogh, Hungarian footballer *Steve Balogh, a member of the Canadian rock band Pink Mountaintops *Suzanne Balogh, an Australian gold medalist in Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's trap *Thomas Balogh, Baron Balogh, a Hungarian economist and member of the English House of Lords *Zoltán Tibor Balogh, a Hungarian mathematician Provided by Wikipedia