Surname Drač in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Drač families are generally Croats (from Nasice area ), very rarely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and in Lepoglava area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Drač live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Djurdjenovac in Nasice area (10), Vrbno in Lepoglava area (<10), Josipovo in Slatina area (<5), Krcevina in Nasice area (<5), and in Nasice (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Drač (including: Drach , Drac , Drack , Dracz , Drache , Draack , Dracht , Dratsch , Dracha and Dracs ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. The family name "Drac " is used by some 400 people in France , about 200 in Mexico , and some 80 people in the United States. "Drach " is used by some 3000 people in Ukraine , about 800 in the United States , and some 700 people in Russian Federation. "Dratsch " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Drač, Brankica Drač, Damir Drač, Mario Drač, Marijana Drač, Ivan Drač, Štefica Drač, Katica Drač, Antonio Drač, Julika Drač, Meri Drač, Marija Drač, Nada Drač, Franjo Drač, Ilonka Drač, Ivica Drač, Dragica Drač, Mirko Drač, Marica Drač

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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