Surname Brezec in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Brezec live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 0 percent.
They are located and 5 other Croatian places, mostly in Jakovlje in Zapresic area (30), Zagreb (20), Gornja Bistra in Oroslavje area (<10), Split (<10), and in Slatina (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brezec is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Brezec " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Brezec, Daniel Brezec, Miro Brezec, Dubravko Brezec, Marica Brezec, Vladimir Brezec, Danijela Brezec, Sandra Brezec, Tomislav Brezec, Slava Brezec, Zlatko Brezec, Zdravko Brezec, Božo Brezec, Danica Brezec, Goran Brezec, Dejan Brezec, Anđelko Brezec, Marija Brezec, Ivanka Brezec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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