Surname Andrašek in modern Croatia

Andrašek families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Novi Marof area , barely Slovaks (from Nasice ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novi Marof area and in Zagreb. In Breznica in Novi Marof area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Andrašek.

Prevalence

About 320 people with faimily name Andrašek live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 31 other places, mostly in Breznicki Hum in Novi Marof area (50), Zagreb (50), Breznica in Novi Marof area (35), Osijek (20), and in Sesvete (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Andrašek (including: Andrasek , Andraszek , Andraschek and Andrascheck ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Andrasek " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Hungary. "Andraszek " is used by some 100 people in Poland and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vjekoslav Andrašek, Saša Andrašek, Nenad Andrašek, Mirko Andrašek, Damir Andrašek, Darko Andrašek, Zoran Andrašek, Ivan Andrašek, Franjo Andrašek, Tomislav Andrašek, Zlatko Andrašek, Tihomir Andrašek, Jasenka Andrašek, Ivanka Andrašek, Zdravko Andrašek, Valentina Andrašek, Marija Andrašek, Stjepan Andrašek, Kristina Andrašek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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