Surname Česnik in modern Croatia

Česnik families are Croats and they are mostly from Virovitica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica area and in Rijeka. In Gvozdanska in Virovitica area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Česnik.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Česnik live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Rijeka (15), Zagreb (<10), Gvozdanska in Virovitica area (<10), Virovitica (<10), and in Suhopolje in Virovitica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Česnik (including: Cesnik , Chesnik , Chesnick , Cesnick , Czesnik , Chesnic , Ciesnik , Chesnyk , Chudesnik and Cheresnik ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Cesnik " is used by some 700 people in Brazil , about 500 in the United States , and some 100 people in Italy. "Chesnik " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 70 in Argentina , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Chesnick " is used by some 300 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Lidija Česnik, Jasna Česnik, Anka Česnik, Sanja Česnik, Boris Česnik, Ljiljanka Česnik, Dražen Česnik, Anton Česnik, Maca Česnik, Željko Česnik, Vedran Česnik, Antun Česnik, Martina Česnik, Mario Česnik, Dario Česnik, Paula Česnik, Djuro Česnik, Snježana Česnik, Egon Česnik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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