Surname Franček in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Franček families are Croats (from Pleternica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Franček live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Sumece in Pleternica area (15), Zagreb (<10), and in Farkasevac in Cazma area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Franček (including: Francek , Franchek , Franczek , Francechi , Feranchek and Francheck ) is present in 17 countries on four continents. The family name "Francek " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Franchek " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Franczek " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Dragica Franček, Nikolina Franček, Melita Franček, Krešimir Franček, Josip Franček, Kazimir Franček, Antun Franček, Dijana Franček, Ana Franček, Barbara Franček, Marija Franček, Petar Franček, Mario Franček, Antonija Franček, Emanuel Franček, Ivor Franček

Mentions in sources

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

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