Vacek

Vacek (feminine Vacková) is a Czech surname, also found in Slovakia. It is derived from the name "Václav" (in Latin, Wenceslaus), being a diminutive or nickname thereof, or denoting "son of Václav". Notable people include:


 * Dan Vacek, American cannabis rights activist
 * Daniel Vacek, Czech tennis player
 * Edward Collins Vacek, SJ and professor of Catholic Studies at Loyola New Orleans
 * Jan Vacek, Czech tennis player
 * Jaroslav Vacek, Czech linguist
 * Jiří Vacek, Czech mystic, writer and translator of spiritual literature
 * Josef Vacek, Czech politician
 * Kamil Vacek, Czech footballer
 * Karel Vacek, Czech cyclist
 * Růžena Vacková, Czech art historian
 * Václav Vacek, Czech politician

There are many variants or derivatives of this surname:
 * Watzek - a Germanized spelling.
 * Watsek- an English spelling derived from the German spelling upon immigration to the United States.
 * Watzke - a Germanized derivation, dating back to the late Middle Ages. Other spellings such as  Watsky, Watzky, Watski have been noted in various countries.
 * Vacke - a re-Czechized or Slovacized spelling of Watzke.
 * Watzka - a Germanized derivation, of some antiquity.
 * Vacka - a re-Czechized or Slovacized spelling of Watzka.
 * Watz - an aristocratic Austrian arms-bearing family, believed to be derived from Vacek/Watzek.
 * Wacke - a spelling found in Poland; it is also the archaic Czech spelling.
 * Wacyk/Vacyk - a Ukrainianized spelling found in Galicia.
 * Watsko/Watzko - a Ukrainian (Galician) derivative.