Sýkora (feminine: Sýkorová) is a surname of Czech and Slovak language origin. It is related to the Polish surname Sikora. All are derived from a Slavic word for birds of the Paridae (tit) family which was used as a nickname for a small, agile person. Dictionary of American Family Names 2013, Oxford University Press, as cited by ancestry.com
Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Sýkora (born 2004), Slovak ice hockey player Adéla Sýkorová (born 1987), Czech sport shooter Fiete Sykora (born 1982), German footballer Ján Sýkora (born 1990), Slovak ice hockey player Jan Sýkora (born 1993), Czech footballer Jana Sýkorová (born 1973), Czech opera singer Ken Sykora (1923–2006), British jazz guitarist Marie Sýkorová (1952–2018), Czech field hockey player Michal Sýkora (born 1973), Czech ice hockey player Peter Sykora (born 1946), German footballer Petr Sýkora (born 1976), Czech ice hockey player Petr Sýkora (born 1978), Czech ice hockey player Stacy Sykora (born 1977), American volleyball player Thomas Sykora (born 1968), Austrian alpine skier Tibor Sýkora (born 1938), Czech slalom canoeist Tom Sykora (born 1946), American politician Travis Sykora (born 2004), American baseball player Zdeněk Sýkora (1920–2011), Czech artist
See also
Sikorski (disambiguation)
References