Surname Goršek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Goršek live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Lipovljani in Novska area (<10), Donji Miholjac (<5), Bestovje in Samobor area (<5), Majerje in Varazdin area (<5), and in Kozarice (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Goršek (including: Gorsek , Gorshek , Gorschek and Gorsheck ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Gorsek " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Gorshek " is used by few people in the United States. "Gorsheck " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Goršek, Iztok Goršek, Željana Goršek, Roman Goršek, Martin Goršek, Slavko Goršek, Josip Goršek, Ljiljana Goršek, Antun Goršek, Božidar Goršek, Vera Goršek, Karin Goršek, Željko Goršek, Marica Goršek, Dragica Goršek, Liduška Goršek, Ivan Goršek, Matija Goršek, Filip Goršek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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