Surname Dubravec in modern Croatia

Dubravec families are Croats the family name originates from Krizevci area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Krizevci area. In Zaistovec in Krizevci area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Dubravec.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Dubravec live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 370 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 42 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Krizevci (20), Repinec in Vrbovec area (15), Zaistovec in Krizevci area (15), and in Vrbovec (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dubravec (including: Dubravetz , Dúbravec ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. The family name "Dubravec " is used by some 400 people in Slovakia , about 100 in the United States , and some 90 people in Czech Republic. "Dubravetz " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tom Dubravec, Damir Dubravec, Raoul Dubravec, Mirjana Dubravec, Irena Dubravec, Dražen Dubravec, Dragan Dubravec, Alen Dubravec, Drago Dubravec, Stjepan Dubravec, Krunoslav Dubravec, Siniša Dubravec, Zlatko Dubravec, Ljiljana Dubravec, Ivan Dubravec, Mirela Dubravec, Željko Dubravec, Kristina Dubravec, Miodrag Dubravec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1679 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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