Surname Grčar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Grčar families are almost entirely Croats (from Ogulin area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ogulin area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Grčar live in Croatia today, in 16 households.
They are only located in threee Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Tounj in Ogulin area (10), Zagreb (<10), Duga Resa (<5), Molve in Djurdjevac area (<5), and in Gracac in Knin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Grčar is present in 8 countries on two continents. The family name "Grcar " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Renata Grčar, Darko Grčar, Željka Grčar, Ivan Grčar, Bojan Grčar, Slavko Grčar, Dragan Grčar, Ivica Grčar, Mirjana Grčar, Dražen Grčar, Alenka Grčar, Kata Grčar, Mirko Grčar, Damir Grčar, Ane Grčar, Franjo Grčar, Marija Grčar, Ana Grčar, Filip Grčar

Mentions in sources

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

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