Surname Barković in modern Croatia

Barković families are Croats and they are mostly from Karlovac area. According to some sources the family name originates from Dubrovnik area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Otocac and Zagreb. In places Lipovlje and Švica in Otocac every tenth inhabitant had the family name Barković.

Prevalence

About 520 people with faimily name Barković live in Croatia today, in 240 households. There were 700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 33 cities and 49 other places, mostly in Zagreb (110), Draganic in Karlovac area (100), Rijeka (25), Otocac (25), and in Lipovlje (25).

Outside Croatia

At least 20 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: France (7), the United States (5), Germany (4), Australia (3), and to Canada (1).
Family name Barković (including: Barkovic , Barkovich , Barkhovich , Barcovich , Barkovics , Barkowic and Barkowicz ) is present in 20 countries on four continents. The family name "Barkovic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Canada , and some 80 people in Australia. "Barkovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 80 in Russian Federation , and some 60 people in Canada. "Barkowic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Igor Barković, Danica Barković, Ivana Barković, Dražen Barković, Jasminko Barković, Jasmina Barković, Đuro Barković, Ljiljana Barković, Tatjana Barković, Mario Barković, Tomislav Barković, Boris Barković, Davor Barković, Nenad Barković, Celestina Barković, Sanjin Barković, Nikola Barković, Marica Barković, Vladimir Barković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1710 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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