Vadasz Family History
Vadasz Name Meaning
Hungarian (Vadász): occupational name from the Hungarian vocabulary word vadász ‘hunter’ (from vad ‘game’ + the occupational suffix -ász). Compare Vadas and Wadas . Jewish (from Hungary; Vadász): adoption of the name in 1 above either as a Hungarian calque of the formerly used German-based surname or because the Hungarian surname (or word) has some sounds in common with the original surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022