Surname Holeček in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Holeček families are generally Czechs (from Daruvar ), rarely Croats (also from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar and Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Holeček live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Ljudevit Selo (15), Daruvar (<10), Sibovac in Daruvar area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Dezanovac in Daruvar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Holeček (including: Holecek , Holechek , Holeczek , Holecheck , Holetschek , Holletschek , Holleczek and Holecsek ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Holecek " is used by some 3000 people in Czech Republic , about 700 in the United States , and some 100 people in Germany. "Holechek " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Holecheck " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Radomir Holeček, Slavek Holeček, Zdravko Holeček, Ksenija Holeček, Bedrich Holeček, Antun Holeček, Josip Holeček, Suzana Holeček, Mihaela Holeček, Tihomir Holeček, Alen Holeček, Vinko Holeček, Ljubica Holeček, Lidija Holeček, Siniša Holeček, Jaroslav Holeček, Franciska Holeček, Ana Holeček, Ivan Holeček

Mentions in sources

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

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