Patek (surname) explained

Patek is a surname with multiple etymologies. In the Czech Republic, it is spelled Pátek (feminine: Pátková) and comes from pátek ("Friday").

Notable people with the surname include:

• Adolf Patek (1900–1982), Austrian footballer
• Antoni Patek (1811–1877), Polish watchmaker
• Artur Patek (born 1965), Polish historian
• Freddie Patek (born 1944), American baseball player
• Jarmila Pátková (born 1953), Czech rower
• Jewell Patek (born 1971), American politician
• Kristýna Pátková (born 1998), Czech ice hockey player
• Maria Patek (born 1958), Austrian civil servant
• Rebecca Patek, American choreographer
• Stanisław Patek (1866–1944), Polish diplomat
• Umar Patek (born 1970), Indonesian terrorist

See also

• • Petek (surname)