Flatau is a surname of people mostly of Polish and German origin. Notable people with the surname include:Dorota Flatau, (1874-1947) Australian born author resident in Britain Edward Flatau, (1868-1932) Polish neurologist Joanna Flatau (1928–1999), Polish female psychiatrist Kazimierz Flatau (1910–2000), Polish harpsichordist, music critic, physicist and translator Theodor Simon Flatau (1860–1937), Prussian-German physician Victor Flatau (1989-) Swedish professional golfplayer