Surname Brzak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brzak families are generally Croats (from Zagreb ), very rarely Czechs (from Grubisno Polje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Grubisno Polje.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Brzak live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Oresje in Samobor area (<10), Virovitica (<5), Grubisno Polje (<5), and in Markovac in Porec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brzak (including: Brzák , Berzak , Berzack , Brzac , Berzhak , Berzzak , Berzac and Brzack ) is present in 17 countries on four continents. The family name "Brzak " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Brzack " is used by few people in the United States. "Berzak " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Israel , and some 70 people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Ronald Brzak, Davor Brzak, Dubravka Brzak, Željko Brzak, Irena Brzak, Zvonko Brzak, Ljerkica Brzak, Želimir Brzak, Mladen Brzak, Sonja Brzak, Franka Brzak, Krunoslav Brzak, Sanda Brzak, Damir Brzak, Isabella Brzak, Stjepan Brzak, Konstantin Brzak, Zujčka Brzak, Milorada Brzak

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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