Surname Bočkai in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bočkai families are mainly Croats (from Osijek area ), less frequently Hungarians (also from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek area and in Djakovo. In Vardarac in Osijek area every eightieth inhabitant had the family name Bočkai.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Bočkai live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Slatina (<10), in Vardarac (<5) and Bilje (<5) in Osijek area, and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bočkai (including: Bockai , Bocskay , Bocskai , Bochkay , Bockay , Boczkay and Bochkai ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. "Bocskai " is used by some 300 people in Hungary , small number in Romania , and small number of people in the United States. "Bocskay " is used by some 300 people in Hungary , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Korea (South). "Bochkay " is used by small number of people in Ukraine and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jožef Bočkai, Elvira Bočkai, Josip Bočkai, Boris Bočkai, Martin Bočkai, Juliana Bočkai, Ilonka Bočkai, Ištvan Bočkai, Elizabeta Bočkai, Laslo Bočkai, Agata Bočkai, Sonja Bočkai, Stjepan Bočkai, Marijan Bočkai, Marica Bočkai

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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