Hájek

Hájek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦaːjɛk]) (feminine Hájková) is a Czech surname.

The word means "a grove" and is the name or part of the name of many Czech municipalities, settlements and other places.

Notable people with this family name

Alan Hájek, Australian philosopher
Antonín Hájek (born 1987), Czech ski jumper
Andreas Hajek (born 1968), German rower
Dave Hajek (born 1967), American baseball player
David Hájek (born 1980), Czech ice hockey player
Emil Hájek (1886-1974), Czech/Serbian pianist and composer
Heinz Hajek-Halke (1898–1983) German photographer
Jan Hájek (tennis) (born 1983), Czech professional tennis player
Jan Hajek (scientist), Czech scientist and mathematician
Jaroslav Hájek (1926 - 1974), Czech mathematician
Jiří Hájek (1913 - 1993), Czech politician
John Hajek, Australian linguist
Olaf Hajek (born 1965), German-based illustrator, painter, artist, graphic designer, and author
Otomar Hájek, Czech-American mathematician
Peter Hajek, British psychologist
Petr Hájek (born 1940), Czech mathematician and logician
Tadeáš Hájek (1525 - 1600), Bohemian astronomer
Thomas Hajek, Slovakian-Canadian lacrosse player
Wenceslaus Hajek (died 1553), Bohemian chronicler