Surname Bićak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bićak families are predominantly Croats (from Ozalj area ), rarely Czechs (from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar and Pakrac. In Lipovac Majur in Daruvar every ninth inhabitant had the family name Bićak.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Bićak live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Lipovac Majur (<10), Karlovac (<5), Preseka Ozaljska in Ozalj area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Daruvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bićak (including: Bicsak , Biczak , Bicak , Bichak , Bicaci , Byczak , Bichachi , Bizzak , Bizzack and Bicák ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Bicak " is used by some 100 people in Germany and small number in the United States. "Bizzak " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Morocco. "Bizzack " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Drago Bićak, Mirko Bićak, Saša Bićak, Josip Bićak, Branko Bićak, Viktorija Bićak, Zvonko Bićak, Katarina Bićak, Marina Bićak, Božena Bićak, Marica Bićak, Dragutin Bićak, Ivan Bićak, Štefica Bićak, Silvija Bićak, Ivona Bićak, Mateja Bićak, Dragica Bićak, Dražen Bićak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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