Hornyak

English

Alternative forms

• Hornak, Horniak

Etymology

From Ukrainian Горняк (Hornjak) or Hungarian Hornyák, ultimately from a Slavic language, e.g. Czech Horňák, from horňák, or Slovak Horňák.

Proper noun

Hornyak (plural Hornyaks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hornyak is the 17311^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1635 individuals. Hornyak is most common among White (96.15%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hornyak”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203.