Surname Brcan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brcan families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banat, Vojvodina and in Serbia.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Brcan live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Split (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brcan (including: Berzan , Bercan , Bercian , Berchan , Brchan , Berchman , Berchyan , Brzan and Berczan ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. "Brzan " is used by few people in the United States. "Brchan " is used by some 200 people in Libya , about 90 in Czech Republic , and some 50 people in the United States. "Berchan " is used by some 200 people in Lebanon , small number in Morocco , and small number of people in Brazil , small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Paulina Brcan, Igor Brcan, Dragomir Brcan, Blaga Brcan, Nikola Brcan, Radinka Brcan, Slavica Brcan, Rajko Brcan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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