Lakatos Family History
Lakatos Name Meaning
Hungarian: occupational name for a locksmith lakatos a derivative of lakat ‘lock’ (from Old French loquet). This is a common surname among Hungarian Gypsies. It is also found in Slovakia and Romania (compare 2 below). Slovak Serbian and Croatian (Lakatoš): occupational name from a Slavicized form of Hungarian lakatos ‘locksmith’ (see 1 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022