Hornyak

Hornyak or Hornyák is a surname. Derived from Slovak/Czech Horňák and Ukrainian Горняк, it originally referred to a mountain dweller in Slavic languages. Its counterpart, Dolňák or Dolniak, means "valley dweller".

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Ágnes Hornyák (born 1982), Hungarian handball player
 * Allan Hornyak (born 1951), American basketball player
 * Augustine Hornyak (1919–2003), Ukrainian Christian religious leader
 * Dóra Hornyák (born 1992), Hungarian handball player
 * Jennifer Hornyak (born 1940), Canadian artist
 * Kathleen Hornyak (born 1955), American Psychologist
 * William F. Hornyak (1922 – 2006), American nuclear physicist
 * Zsolt Hornyák (born 1973), Slovak footballer