Hayek is a surname:
It is a variant spelling of the Czech surname Hájek, meaning 'small grove'. 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 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 naturalist 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 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 Hájek (disambiguation) Haik (disambiguation)