Hayek

Hayek is a surname:

* It is a variant spelling of the Czech surname Hájek, meaning 'small groove'. It also occurs among Polish Jews in a Polish language spelling as Chajek.
* The family name Hayek, Hayeck, Haiek or Haick (Levantine Arabic: حايك, from Classical Arabic: حائك) is a Lebanese Christian last name, meaning 'tailor', and can be found in other parts of the Levant.

Notable people with the surname include:

## European surname

[edit]

* Gustav von Hayek (1836–1911), Czech-born Austrian naturalist, father of botanist August von Hayek
* August von Hayek (1871–1928), Austrian botanist, father of economist Friedrich Hayek
* Friedrich Hayek (1899–1992), Austrian-British economist and political philosopher, Nobel Memorial Prize winner
* Heinrich von Hayek (1900–1969), Austrian anatomist
* Frank Forest (born Frank Hayek, 1896–1976), American singer and actor
* Julie Hayek (born 1960), American beauty queen and actress
* Peter Hayek (born 1957), American ice hockey player
* Tadeáš Hájek (Latinized Thaddaeus Hagecius ab Hayek, 1525–1600), Czech physician and astronomer

## Levantine surname

[edit]

* Antoine Hayek (1928–2010), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baniyas of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church 1989–2006
* Dina Hayek (born Collet Bou Gergis, 1982), popular Lebanese singer
* Ignace Antoine II Hayek (Antun Hayek, 1910-2007), Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriac Catholic Church 1968–1998
* Nicolas Hayek (1928–2010), Lebanese-Swiss co-founder of the Swatch Group
* Renée Hayek, Lebanese writer and novelist
* Rita Hayek (born 1987), Lebanese actress
* Salma Hayek (born 1966), Mexican actress of Lebanese descent
* Samuel Hayek (born 1953), Israeli real-estate businessman of Iraqi-Jewish descent
* Hossam Haick (born 1975), Israeli-Arab scientist and engineer

## See also

[edit]

* Hájek (disambiguation)
* Haik (disambiguation)

* v
* t
* e

Surnames associated with the occupation of weaving

Germanic|

* English: Weaver, Webb, Webber, Webster
* Dutch: Wever/De Wever/Wevers
* German: Fitzer, Textor, Waber, Weber, Waeber, Weeber, Schinzel

Romance|

* Catalan: Teixidor, Teixidó
* French: Tisserand, Tisseur, Tellier, Le Tellier
* Italian: Tessaro
* Occitan: Teissier
* Spanish: Tejedor
* Romanian: Tcacenco, Tcaci, Tcaciuc

Slavic|

* East Slavic: Tkach, Tkachenko, Tkachuk, Tkachyov/Tkachev
* South Slavic: Takač, Tkalec
* West Slavic: Kadlec, Tkacz, Tkaczyk, Tkaczuk, Tkocz, Tkáč, Takáč, Tkáčik

Other|

* Arabic: Hayek, Howayek
* Greek: Yfantis
* Hungarian: Takács
* Indian: Tanti

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Hayek.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template