Surname Škulec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Škulec families are almost entirely Croats (from Ivanic-Grad ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Ivanic-Grad. In Obedišće Ježevsko in Dugo Selo area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Škulec.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Škulec live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 6 other places, mostly in Dugo Selo (<10), Greda Breska (<5), Drnek in Ivanic-Grad area (<5), Leprovica (<5), and in Spisic Bukovica in Virovitica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Škulec (including: Skulec , Skulech and Schulez ) is present in 9 countries on two continents. "Schulez " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dragica Škulec, Branko Škulec, Vinko Škulec, Nikola Škulec, Stjepan Škulec, Tomislav Škulec, Mijo Škulec, Stana Škulec, Slavko Škulec, Marica Škulec, Snježana Škulec, Elizabeta Škulec, Dragutin Škulec, Ana Škulec, Katica Škulec, Ivan Škulec, Josip Škulec, Marija Škulec, Mato Škulec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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