Takács

Takács

Origin
Region of origin	Hungary
Other names
Variant forms	Tcaci, Tkach, Tkalec, Kadlec, Tkachyov, Tkachuk, Tkachenko, Tkacz

Takács is a Hungarian language occupational surname. It comes from Hungarian "takács" ("weaver"), which is derived from Slavic *tъkačь. Spelling variants include Takacs, Takach, Takats, and Takac. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ákos Takács (born 1982), Hungarian football player
• Albert Takács (born 1955), Hungarian politician and jurist
• André De Takacs (1879/80–1919), Hungarian-American illustrator
• Basil Takach (1879–1948), American bishop
• Bogi Takács (born 1983), Hungarian writer
• Dusmáta Takács (born 1986), Hungarian handball player
• Fruzsina Takács (born 1992), Hungarian handball player
• Gábor Takács (1959–2007), Hungarian sprint canoeist
• Gábor Takács-Nagy (born 1956), Hungarian violinist and conductor
• George Takach (born 1957), Canadian lawyer
• Gyula Takács (1914–2007), Hungarian field handball player
• István Takács (born 2000), Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler
• János Takács (1954–2025), Hungarian table tennis player
• János Takács (born 1963), Hungarian wrestler
• Jenő Takács (1902–2005), Hungarian-born Austrian composer
• József Takács (1904–1983), Hungarian football player
• József Takács (1884–1961), Hungarian politician
• Károly Takács (1910–1976), Hungarian shooter
• Krisztián Takács (born 1985), Hungarian swimmer
• Laco Takács (born 1996), Czech football player
• Lajos Takács (1924–2015), Hungarian mathematician
• Gyula Takács (born 1985), Hungarian radiologic technologist
• Marcell Takács (born 1989), Hungarian football player
• Miklós Takács (1906–1967), Hungarian politician
• Orsolya Takács (born 1985), Hungarian water polo player
• Péter Takács (born 1990), Hungarian football player
• Péter Takács, Hungarian fencer
• Péter Takács, Hungarian fencer
• Rareș Takács (born 1991), Romanian football player
• Robby Takac (born 1964), American musician
• Sándor Takács (1893–1932), Hungarian chess master
• Sándor Takács (1947–2012), Hungarian handball player
• Silvester Takač (born 1940), Serbian football player
• Tamara Takács (born 1996), Hungarian canoeist
• Tamás Takács, Hungarian footballer
• Tamás Takács, Hungarian footballer
• Tamás Takács (born 1998), Hungarian swimmer
• Tibor Takács (born 1954), Hungarian director
• Tibor Takács, Hungarian sprint canoeist
• William Takacs (born 1973), American trumpeter
• Zoltán Felvinczi Takács (1880–1964), Hungarian art historian
• Zoltán Takács (born 1980), Hungarian musician and record producer
• Zoltán Takács (born 1983), Hungarian footballer
• Zoltán Takács, Hungarian-born toxinologist and tropical adventurer

See also

• Takács Quartet
• Takácsi
• Tkaczew
• Tkalec