Surname Baček in modern Croatia

Baček families are Croats and they are mostly from Sveti Ivan Zelina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Vrbovec. In Samoborec in Vrbovec every third inhabitant had the family name Baček.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Baček live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Samoborec (20), Brezani in Sveti Ivan Zelina area (15), Brcevec (10), and in Vinkovec in Vrbovec area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Baček (including: Baczek , Bacek , Bachek , Bachanek , Batschke , Bacsek , Bachurek , Batscheck , Baceck and Bacheck ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Bacek " is used by some 90 people in the United States , about 70 in Czech Republic , and some 60 people in Slovakia. "Baceck " is used by few people in the United States. "Bacheck " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Baček, Darko Baček, Jadranka Baček, Stjepan Baček, Željko Baček, Davor Baček, Ivica Baček, Dario Baček, Zlatko Baček, Jasmina Baček, Melita Baček, Mato Baček, Renata Baček, Tihomir Baček, Tomislav Baček, Branko Baček, Ivan Baček, Vesna Baček, Goran Baček

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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