Surname Bocek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Bocek live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), and in Turnisce (<10), Bocadir (<10), Klimen (<10) and Galovec (<5) in Zlatar area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Bocek (including: Bozek , Bochek , Bozhek , Botzek , Bochecha , Bocheck , Bocech , Bozeck and Boceck ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Bocek " is used by some 2000 people in Czech Republic , about 500 in the United States , and some 100 people in Germany. "Bozek " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 1000 in the United States , and some 200 people in Germany. "Botzek " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Vinko Bocek, Lidija Bocek, Zlatko Bocek, Danijel Bocek, Mario Bocek, Renata Bocek, Vladimir Bocek, Radmila Bocek, Ivica Bocek, Ivan Bocek, Vjekoslav Bocek, Ljiljana Bocek, Ana Bocek, Tihomir Bocek, Zvonko Bocek, Božidar Bocek, Štefica Bocek, Vedrana Bocek, Branko Bocek

Mentions in sources

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

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