I'm looking for info on the population and the common names of Hungarians in the 1930s (+ more).

by particletheory

I am writing a story and my imaginary country is based off Hungary and it's set in the 1930s. After some googling, I couldn't find info on the common names in Hungary or the population, so here are my questions:

  • What was the population of Hungary in the 1930s?
  • What were the most common first and last names in the 1930s?
  • What weapons were commonly used by the military?
  • What were their uniforms like?

Thanks!

Poefi

What was the population of Hungary in the 1930s?

8685100 (fig 2 / 2. táblázat)

What were the most common first and last names in the 1930s?

note that in Hungary traditionally the family name comes before the given name, dont get confused. i couldnt find any exact data on 1930, but:

most popular given names in the 16th - 19th c.

most popular given names in the 20.c

even bigger gap in the family names: check page 21 in this study about the 18th c. hungarian family names and the next thing i found was the most popular family names in 2014

What weapons were commonly used by the military?

note, that after 1920 Hungary was not allowed to raise a professional army and/or use heavy weapons till 1938. Hungary was allowed to raise a volunteer army, with a maximum of 35000 volunteers, including the maximum of 1750 officers and their 1313 subordinates . allowed branches were infantry and artillery but no planes were allowed.

a nice facebook page with some photos of the vehicles of the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces from 1919 - 1945

a very nice video i found about their weapons

google search

and the weapons of the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces in WWII

What were their uniforms like?

check this page from the book of Tóth László: A Magyar Királyi Honvédség egyenruhái 1926-1945-ig

google search

edit: will search typos later