Surname Backo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Backo families are predominantly Croats (from Djakovo area ), rarely Slovaks (also from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Djakovo.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Backo live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only two naselja i to in Bracevci (<10) and Potnjani (<5) in Djakovo area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Backo (including: Bacco , Bazko , Baccino , Bacchio , Baccio , Bachko , Batzko , Bazco and Bazcko ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. The family name "Backo " is used by some 800 people in Slovakia , about 500 in Central African Republic , and some 400 people in the United States. "Batzko " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Bazcko " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Julijana Backo, Ljudevit Backo, Zlatica Backo, Ana Backo, Ivica Backo, Ruža Backo, Marko Backo, Ivan Backo, Anica Backo, Franjo Backo, Ilija Backo, Jovan Backo, Jula Backo, Ludvig Backo, Marica Backo, Marija Backo, Mato Backo, Mile Backo, Milica Backo

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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