Suk is a both a surname and a given name.
Surname Suk is a common Czech surname (feminine: Suková). It literally means 'knot in wood', but it originated as a nickname for a stubborn, tough or healthy person. In the Czech lands, the surname was first documented in 1543. A Czech diminutive of Suk is Souček.
The word suk and the surname Suk is derived from Proto-Slavic *sǫkъ and also appears in other Slavic languages, including Russian, Ukrainian and Serbo-Croatian. The Polish equivalent is Sęk.
Suk also appears as a surname in Southeast Asian languages. It is an alternative spelling of the Korean name Seok.
Notable people with the surname include:
Cyril Suk (born 1967), Czech tennis player Feliks Suk (1845–1915), Croatian university professor František Janda-Suk (1878–1955), Czech athlete Grigoriy Suk (1896–1917), Russian aviator Helena Suková (born 1965), Czech tennis player Jeannie Suk (born 1973), American-Korean law professor Josef Suk (composer) (1874–1935), Czech composer of classical music Josef Suk (violinist) (1929–2011), Czech violinist Joey Suk (born 1989), Dutch-Indonesian footballer Julie Suk (1924–2025), American poet Mykola Suk (born 1945), Ukrainian pianist Oleh Suk (born 1965), Ukrainian rock musician Sao Seng Suk (1935–2007), Shan Burmese leader Václav Suk (1861–1933), Czech violinist and composer Vávra Suk (born 1973), Czech-born Swedish politician Věra Suková (1931–1982), Czech tennis player
Given name Suk Bahadur, Burmese footballer Suk Bahadur Rai, Burmese Gurkha soldier Suk Sam Eng, Cambodian politician
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