Surname Cesnik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Cesnik families are generally Croats (from Samobor ), very rarely Italians (from Rijeka ), and barely Slovenes (from Samobor ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and in Slovenia.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Cesnik live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Samobor (15), Zagreb (<10), Varazdin (<10), Vrbovec Samoborski (<10), and in Mala Rakovica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Cesnik (including: Chesnik , Chesnick , Chesnykh , Cesnick , Chesnic , Chesnyk , Cesnich and Zessnik ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Cesnik " is used by some 700 people in Brazil , about 500 in the United States , and some 100 people in Italy. "Cesnick " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Chesnik " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 70 in Argentina , and small number of people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Nada Cesnik, Tomislav Cesnik, Dragica Cesnik, Stjepan Cesnik, Darko Cesnik, Zlatko Cesnik, Tomica Cesnik, Boris Cesnik, Vjekoslav Cesnik, Milena Cesnik, Ana Cesnik, Alojz Cesnik, Vesna Cesnik, Mario Cesnik, Franjo Cesnik, Robert Cesnik, Martina Cesnik, Nikolina Cesnik, Silvo Cesnik

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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