Warhola

Warhola is a surname of Slovak origin. It is most famously associated with the family of Andy Warhol, the influential American artist. Andy Warhol's parents, Andrej Varchola and Julia Varchola (née Zavacka), were immigrants from Mikó, a village in the Austro-Hungarian Empire that is now part of Slovakia. They changed the spelling of their surname from Varchola to Warhola upon arriving in the United States. Andy Warhol himself often used the shortened spelling "Warhol" professionally. The surname is relatively uncommon, but variations exist in Eastern Europe. It is believed to derive from a word related to "war" or possibly a personal name. The family's emigration from their homeland to the United States in the early 20th century is a significant part of the Warhola family history, leading to the prominence of the name through Andy Warhol's artistic legacy. While Andy Warhol is the most widely recognized figure with this surname, other members of his family also bore the Warhola name.