Surname Borković in modern Croatia

Borković families are often Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Jastrebarsko. In Domagović in Jastrebarsko every fourth inhabitant had the family name Borković.

Prevalence

About 540 people with faimily name Borković live in Croatia today, in 230 households. There were 710 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 39 cities and 56 other places, mostly in Domagovic (70), Zagreb (65), Split (30), Belica in Cakovec area (25), and in Cakovec (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 25 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (6), the United States (4), Australia (4), Sweden (4), Germany (3), Austria (2), Switzerland (1), and to France (1).
Family name Borković (including: Borkovic , Borkovich , Borkowicz , Borkhovich , Borkovych , Borkovics and Borcovici ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Borkovic " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 70 in Germany , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Borkovich " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Canada. "Borkowicz " is used by some 700 people in Poland and about 200 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Borković, Miroslav Borković, Jakov Borković, Zdravko Borković, Tomislav Borković, Josip Borković, Ivo Borković, Damir Borković, Marijo Borković, Đuro Borković, Renato Borković, Snježana Borković, Miho Borković, Toni Borković, Tomica Borković, Karmen Borković, Zvonko Borković, Paula Borković, Milorad Borković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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