Pataky Family History
Pataky Name Meaning
Hungarian: habitational name for someone from any of several places in Hungary called Patak or a topographic name for someone who lived near a creek (see Patak ). It is also found in Slovakia. Jewish (from Hungary): adoption of the name in 1 above either as a Hungarian calque of the formerly used German-based surname or because the Hungarian surname (or word) has some sounds in common with the original surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022