Surname Biščan in modern Croatia

Biščan families are Croats and they are mostly from Samobor. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Biščan live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 490 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Draganje Selo (<10), Samobor (<10), Slovinska Kovacica in Bjelovar area (<10), and in Kutina (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Austria (4), the United States (2), Australia (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Biščan (including: Biscan , Bischan , Bischmann and Bischman ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Biscan " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 100 people in Australia. "Bischan " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Bischman " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boris Biščan, Dragutin Biščan, Mario Biščan, Juraj Biščan, Jasna Biščan, Branka Biščan, Martin Biščan, Josip Biščan, Natalija Biščan, Romana Biščan, Ivan Biščan, Renata Biščan, Damir Biščan, Ljiljana Biščan, Višnja Biščan, Ivica Biščan, Nikola Biščan, Tomilsav Biščan, Rosana Biščan

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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