Surname Žučko in modern Croatia

Žučko families are Croats and they are mostly from Pregrada area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Pregrada area. In Bojačno in Klanjec area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Žučko.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Žučko live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), in Kosnica (10) and Gora Kosnicka (10) in Pregrada area, Lekenik in Petrinja area (<10), and in Zlatar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Žučko (including: Zucco , Zhuchko and Zucko ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. The family name "Zucko " is used by few people in the United States. "Zucco " is used by some 3000 people in Brazil , about 2000 in Italy , and some 1000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jurica Žučko, Vesna Žučko, Hrvoje Žučko, Robert Žučko, Katarina Žučko, Josip Žučko, Sanja Žučko, Lidija Žučko, Renato Žučko, Dražen Žučko, Sanela Žučko, Ivana Žučko, Silvio Žučko, Milica Žučko, Marijan Žučko, Ervin Žučko, Anka Žučko, Tomislav Žučko, Ivica Žučko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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