Hošek is a Czech surname. It was created as a diminutive of the surname Hoch and the Czech word hoch ('boy', 'lad'), but there is a theory that it also originated from the Jewish name Joshua and from the folk Czech name for 'heron'. Notable people with the surname include:
Chaviva Hošek (born 1946), Canadian academic, feminist and politician Jan Hošek (born 1989), Czech footballer Karel Anton Hošek (1871–1907), Czech adventurer and revolutionary Petr Hošek (footballer) (born 1989), Czech footballer Rich Hosek (born 1964), American television writer Václav Hošek (1909–1943), Czech athlete
See also
Helga Hošková-Weissová (born 1929), Czech painter
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