Surname Horaček in modern Croatia

Horaček families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Delnice area , rarely Czechs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Horaček live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 0 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Pula (10), Gat (<10), Mrkopalj in Delnice area (<10), and in Gornji Andrijevci in Slavonski Brod area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (4), Canada (2), and to Australia (1).
Family name Horaček (including: Horacek , Horácek , Horachek , Horatschek , Horaczek and Horacsek ) is present in 17 countries on four continents. The family name "Horacek " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 700 in Czech Republic , and some 100 people in Austria. "Horachek " is used by some 60 people in Canada and about 50 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branimir Horaček, Vladimir Horaček, Igor Horaček, Vesna Horaček, Mario Horaček, Anamarija Horaček, Vjerislav Horaček, Stanislav Horaček, Jaromir Horaček, Ivan Horaček, Marin Horaček, Vilim Horaček, Dalija Horaček, Melita Horaček, Dalibor Horaček, Biserka Horaček, Davorka Horaček, Ljiljana Horaček, Branko Horaček

Mentions in sources

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

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