Surname Baćan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Baćan families are Croats (from Varazdin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Petrinja and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Baćan live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Petrinja (<10), Petrijanec in Varazdin area (<10), Sisak (<5), Fuka in Vrbovec area (<5), and in Zapresic (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Baćan (including: Bacan , Bachan , Bachman , Bazzan , Baccan , Bacian , Bacsan , Bachhan , Bachian and Backan ) is present in 111 countries worldwide. "Bachan " is used by some 1000 people in Trinidad and Tobago , about 600 in the United States , and some 500 people in Poland. "Baccan " is used by some 1000 people in Brazil , about 300 in Italy , and small number of people in Morocco , small number of people in the United States. "Bacian " is used by some 400 people in Chile , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Baćan, Željko Baćan, Marijan Baćan, Tomislav Baćan, Franjo Baćan, Josip Baćan, Mario Baćan, Dragica Baćan, Ivan Baćan, Radmila Baćan, Slavica Baćan, Svetlana Baćan, Saša Baćan, Adam Baćan, Marina Baćan, Željka Baćan, Katica Baćan, Jana Baćan, Mijo Baćan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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