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 Ari Balogh (born 1964), American businessman and racing driver 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 Gergely Balogh, Hungarian canoeist 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
See also Balogh Defense, a chess gambit named for Janos Balogh