Daněk (feminine: Daňková) is a Czech surname. It literally translates as 'fallow deer' and it could have originated with this meaning, but it could also have originated as a pet form of the given name Daniel. The oldest mention of the surname is from 1674. A Germanised form of the surname is Danek. Notable people with the surname include:
Jan Daněk (born 1982), Czech footballer Kryštof Daněk (born 2003), Czech footballer Ludvík Daněk (1937–1998), Czech athlete Lukáš Daněk (born 1997), Czech skier Michal Daněk (born 1983), Czech footballer Oldřich Daněk (1927–2000), Czech writer Václav Daněk (born 1960), Czech footballer
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