Patak Family History
Patak Name Meaning
Hungarian: either a topographic name from patak ‘creek’ or a habitational name from any of several places called with this word which is of Slavic origin (from potok). Czech and Slovak (Paták): nickname from Czech paták the name of an old small coin (literally ‘fiver’; it was at one time worth five groschen).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022