Surname Avsec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Avsec families are predominantly Croats (from the Island of Krk ), rarely Slovenes (from Pakrac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Avsec live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Karlovac (<10), Krk on the Island of Krk (<10), Zagreb (<10), Svetonedeljski Breg in Samobor area (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Avsec is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Avsec " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 90 in Brazil , and some 90 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Matej Avsec, Janko Avsec, Ivan Avsec, Suzana Avsec, Jurij Avsec, Tatjana Avsec, Božidar Avsec, Vesna Avsec, Vedrana Avsec, Dejan Avsec, Radmila Avsec, Antun Avsec, Marica Avsec, Darko Avsec, Ljerka Avsec, Andrej Avsec, Jasmina Avsec, Slavko Avsec, Smiljka Avsec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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