Surname Caren in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Caren live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Sisak (15), Desno Zeljezno in Sisak area (10), Hrastelnica (<10), and in Lipovljani in Novska area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Caren (including: Carren , Zaren , Charen , Careen and Charren ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Caren " is used by some 2000 people in Niger , about 600 in the United States , and some 400 people in Brazil. "Zaren " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Carren " is used by some 2000 people in Mexico , about 200 in Kenya , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davorin Caren, Ivanka Caren, Mijodrag Caren, Ljerka Caren, Vesna Caren, Tamara Caren, Irena Caren, Slađana Caren, Nadica Caren, Stjepan Caren, Vesnica Caren, Jasna Caren, Lidija Caren, Kata Caren, Antun Caren, Ljubica Caren, Zlatko Caren, Marijan Caren, Jasminka Caren

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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