Where did the last name Straka come from?

Question

where was the place that it originated-what country/continent

Answer 1

It seems to come from Slovakia.  I have seen references to the old Austro-Hungarian Empire and Slovakia.

http://genforum.genealogy.com/straka/

http://www.cousinconnect.com/p/a/0/s/STR...

http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Straka-fam...

Answer 2

There is an English crest for Straka who were Lords of the Manor in Lancashire during medieval times. Some of the descendants settled in the American Colonies.

There are sites that show ancestors from Austro-Hungary during the 1800s.

Those that arrived in Ellis Island in the early 20th cent. came from Finland, Moravia, Czechslovakia, and Hungary.

Answer 3

I once had a childhood friend name Tommy Straka here in Minnesota. His family was Greek.

Answer 4

Straka    

Last name origins & meanings:

Czech and Slovak: nickname from straka ‘magpie’, probably for a thievish or insolent person.

possibly also from Greek Strakas: nickname for a dandy, from Greek straka, literally ‘crack of the whip’, used metaphorically to denote someone concerned to impress with his appearance.