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Question:I'm trying to find the meaning/origin of the name Korody. It's a surname and I believe it's Hungarian but I don't swear to it. I can't find anything in any of my online searches so if you can find anything at all I'd really appreciate it.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I'm trying to find the meaning/origin of the name Korody. It's a surname and I believe it's Hungarian but I don't swear to it. I can't find anything in any of my online searches so if you can find anything at all I'd really appreciate it.

I can't find anything to substantiate the assertion that it's from Romania, let alone Transylvania. But I can substantiate your belief that it's Hungarian. Here are the immigration records for everyone with that surname and you'll notice the records list not only Hungary, but even the town of last residence. In the case of Milosh, I think the name gives away that he wasn't a Swiss national. That was probably where he was living or going to school before coming to the US.

1. Elisabeth Korody Nyirbator, Hung. 1922 32
2. Ethelka Korody Nyirbator, Hung. 1922 9
3. Franz Korody Budapest 1902 32
4. George Korody Budapest, Hungary 1923 33
5. Gyorgy Korody Tikolua 1904 40
6. Istvanne Korody 1895 25
7. Johann Korody R. Letong 1902 23
8. Jozsef Korody Nyirboga, Hungary 1912 18
9. Karoly Korody Tizanjlah, Hungary 1912 18
10. Lajos Korody Het 1902 44
11. Laszlo Korody Het, Hungary 1910 28
12. Laszlo Korody Sajovorkony, Hungary 1914 28
13. Milosch Korody Zurich, Switzerland 1911 28
14. Rosalia Korody Kiss Post 1903 28
15. Susanna Korody Hejoebaba, Hungary 1921 24
16. Zigmund Korody Miskolz 1906 32
17. Zsigmund Korody Miskolcz 1904 30

With all of these people except maybe Istvane, you can contact the National Archives and Records Administration and receive copies of three forms. The first is the Petition for Permanent residency. The second is the Declaration of Intent. The last is the Naturalization Petition. Whichever one is your ancestor, you will get a wealth of information on him/her. Immigration laws changed in 1905/1906 and we as a country became much better record keepers. Since an immigrant had to be in the US for 5 years before petitioning for citizenship, all but one of these people was required to fill out long, detailed personal and family histories. You can find out more at http://www.archives.gov

The Korody family came from Transilvanya, Romania. It was used many times in the Austro hungarian empire, Romania, Eastern poland, and Germany. Most of the Korody people are Romanian.

Try searches spelling Korody any other way you can think of! Many times spellings have altered alot, even to different spellings within the same family group.