Čapek

Čapek (feminine Čapková; , ) is a Czech surname a diminutive of Čáp, literally meaning "little stork". It originated as a nickname of a son whose father had surname or nickname Čáp. Notable people with the surname include:

• František Čapek (1914–2008), Czechoslovak canoeist
• Jan Čapek of Sány (died after 1445), Czech commander of the Hussites
• Josef Čapek (1887–1945), Czech painter and writer
• Josef Čapek (footballer) (1902–1983), Czech footballer
• Karel Čapek (1890–1938), Czech journalist, writer and playwright
• Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod (1860–1927), Czech writer
• Milič Čapek (1909–1997), Czech-American philosopher
• Norbert Čapek (1870–1942) founder of the Unitarian Church in what became Czechoslovakia
• Tereza Čapková (born 1987), Czech athlete
• John Capek, Czech-Australian songwriter
• Irene Capek (1924–2006), Czech Holocaust survivor and MBE recipient

See also

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• 1931 Čapek
• Brothers Čapek
• Czapek, alternative spelling