Surname Breznik in modern Croatia

Breznik families are Croats and they are mostly from Mursko Sredisce area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Mursko Sredisce area and in Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Breznik live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Slavonski Brod (10), Koprivnica (<10), Zabnik in Mursko Sredisce area (<10), and in Cakovec (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Breznik (including: Berezhnik , Breznick , Bereznik , Berezhnyk , Bereznick , Berezhnikh and Brezhnik ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Breznik " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Austria , and some 90 people in Canada. "Breznick " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Bereznick " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Maja Breznik, Saša Breznik, Nikola Breznik, Viktor Breznik, Darko Breznik, Josip Breznik, Evelina Breznik, Marina Breznik, Dinko Breznik, Tihana Breznik, Inge Breznik, Jadranka Breznik, Milan Breznik, Mirjana Breznik, Vida Breznik, David Breznik, Željko Breznik, Spomenka Breznik, Boris Breznik

Mentions in sources

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

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