Surnames

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What is a good way to find out the origins of surnames? Especially if they do not neccessarily have English as their roots. I am currently attempting to discover the translation of my surname (it's Hungarian, as far as I can tell) and I'm having trouble. I'm not certain if this specific forum is the best one to post this question in, but at first glance it seemed the closest.