Surname Dečman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Dečman families are Croats (from Pregrada area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pregrada area and in Kutina area. In Hum Košnički in Pregrada area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Dečman.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Dečman live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Karlovac (<10), Sirinec in Ivanic-Grad area (<10), Velika Horvatska in Pregrada area (<10), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dečman (including: Dechman , Deckman , Deckmann , Decman , Dechmann , Detschman , Dechtman and Decsman ) is present in 21 countries on four continents. The family name "Decman " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Dechman " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Detschman " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Dečman, Josip Dečman, Dubravko Dečman, Darko Dečman, Antun Dečman, Brankica Dečman, Vojteh Dečman, Franjo Dečman, Antonia Dečman, Marina Dečman, Bojana Dečman, Dragutin Dečman, Davorin Dečman, Marija Dečman, Marijan Dečman, Andrea Dečman, Snježana Dečman, Lina Dečman, Mijo Dečman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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