Chapek
Čapek (feminine: Čapková; Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃapɛk]) is a Czech surname. It originated as a diminutive of the surname Čáp, literally meaning 'little stork'. Notable people with the surname include:
František Čapek (1914–2008), Czech canoeist
Irene Capek (1924–2006), Czech-born Australian politician and Holocaust survivor
Jan Čapek of Sány (died after 1445), Czech noble and military leader
John Capek (born 1947), Czech-born Australian-Canadian songwriter
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
Kateřina Čapková (born 1973), Czech historian
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
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