Burcar families are Croats and they are mostly from Slatina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Slatina area.
Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Burcar live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Novo Petrovo Polje in Slatina area (10), Osijek (<10), Stare Plavnice (<10), and in Crnac in Slatina area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Burcar is present in 7 countries on two continents. The family name "Burcar " is used by some 400 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Burzar " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
