Hayek is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

: * It is a variant spelling of the Czech surname Hájek, meaning 'small groove'. It also occurs among

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in a

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spelling as ''Chajek''. * The family name Hayek, Hayeck, Haiek or Haick (

Levantine Arabic Levantine Arabic, also called Shami (Endonym and exonym, autonym: or ), is an Varieties of Arabic, Arabic variety spoken in the Levant, namely in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel and southern Turkey (historically only in Adana Prov ...

: حايك, from

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: حائك) is a Lebanese Christian last name, meaning '

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', and can be found in other parts of the

Levant The Levant ( ) is the subregion that borders the Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean sea to the west, and forms the core of West Asia and the political term, Middle East, ''Middle East''. In its narrowest sense, which is in use toda ...

. Notable people with the surname include:

European surname

* Gustav von Hayek (1836–1911), Czech-born Austrian naturalist, father of botanist August von Hayek **

August von Hayek August von Hayek (14 December 1871 – 11 June 1928) was an Austrian physician and botanist born in Vienna. He was the son of naturalist Gustav von Hayek and the father of economist Friedrich Hayek (1899–1992). Biography In 1895 he obtained ...

(1871–1928), Austrian botanist, father of economist Friedrich Hayek ***

Friedrich Hayek Friedrich August von Hayek (8 May 1899 – 23 March 1992) was an Austrian-born British academic and philosopher. He is known for his contributions to political economy, political philosophy and intellectual history. Hayek shared the 1974 Nobe ...

(1899–1992), Austrian-British economist and political philosopher,

Nobel Memorial Prize The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (), commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics(), is an award in the field of economic sciences adminis ...

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

* 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

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* Renée Hayek, Lebanese writer and novelist * Rita Hayek (born 1987), Lebanese actress *

Salma Hayek Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault ( , ; ; born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa (1989 TV series), Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well a ...

(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

European surname

Levantine surname

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