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Adam, Zsuzsanna and Mihály Boleratz arrived in the US in 1898 (see tinyurl.com/nw3bhdm). The last two given names are the Hungarian equivalents of Michael and Susan. On the Ellis Island website at tinyurl.com/n8vw53x, they're listed as coming fom Antalvava/Autalfalva but there's no such place. The closest seems to be Antaltanya in Hungary. Boleratzky is also found in Hungary as per tinyurl.com/ojml3q6. Polereczki seems to be another variant and this looks a lot like Slovak Polerecký. In sum, Boleratz comes from Hungary but it's definitely not Hungarian in origin.