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
• 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

• Balogh Defense, a chess gambit named for Janos Balogh