What is szilagyi name origin?

Szilagyi is a Hungarian surname, which originally means "from Szilágy" in Hungarian. Szilágy is the old name of a region in Transylvania, which is now part of Romania. The name Szilagyi is therefore an indication of the person's geographic origin or ancestry from the Szilágy region. The surname Szilagyi is among the top 100 surnames in Hungary.