Surname Čučuk in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čučuk families are almost entirely Croats (from Dubrovnik area and from Ilok ). The surname is of Turkish origin. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Čučuk live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Dubrovnik (15), Ilok (<10), and in Zastolje (<10) and Dunave (<5) in Dubrovnik area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Čučuk (including: Chuchuk , Cuciuc , Ciuciuc , Cucuk , Chucuq and Chuchuck ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Cucuk " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Chuchuck " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tanja Čučuk, Petar Čučuk, Pavo Čučuk, Davor Čučuk, Dario Čučuk, Nikša Čučuk, Josip Čučuk, Matija Čučuk, Joško Čučuk, Marica Čučuk, Đoana Čučuk, Ilijana Čučuk, Maro Čučuk, Ivica Čučuk, Dajana Čučuk, Anja Čučuk, Miroslav Čučuk, Stjepan Čučuk, Safet Čučuk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1931 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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