Hornyak Family History
Hornyak Name Meaning
Hungarian (Hornyák): of Slovak or Rusyn origin (see Hornak and 2 below). This form of the surname is also found in Slovakia. Rusyn: topographic name for someone who lived in the mountains from hornyak ‘highlander’. Americanized form of Czech Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) Horňák Horňak or Hornák (see Hornak ) of the Slovak standard variant Horniak and of the Rusyn variant (from Serbia and Croatia) Hornjak all cognates of 2 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022