Pálffy
Pálffy or Palffy is a Hungarian surname which means "son of Pál". The family name is common in Hungary and Slovakia.The most famous bearers of the name Pálffy are the members of the Austro-Hungarian noble family Pálffy ab Erdöd. Family members include:
- Paul Pálffy ab Erdöd, Palatine of Hungary, Knight of the Golden Fleece
- Johann Bernhard Stephan, Graf Pálffy ab Erdöd, Imperial field marshal, Palatine of Hungary, Knight of the Golden Fleece
- Nikolaus VI Graf Pálffy ab Erdöd, Imperial field marshal and Palatine of Hungary, Knight of the Golden Fleece
- Lipót Pálffy de Erdőd, Major General
- Ferdinand Palffy von Erdöd, mining engineer in the Austrian Empire and Vienna Theatre manager
- Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian nobleman who was a leading supporter of Nazism in Hungary
Other notable people with the surname include:
- Žigmund Pálffy, Slovak ice hockey player
- David Palffy, Canadian actor of Hungarian extraction
- Zsuzsanna Pálffy, Hungarian handball player
- Géza Pálffy, Hungarian historian
