Surname Hrastek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Hrastek live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<10), Novo Pracno (<5), and in Velika Brsljanica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hrastek (including: Chrástek , Chrastek ) is present in 10 countries on three continents. "Chrastek " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Chrástek " is used by some 300 people in Czech Republic and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ninoslav Hrastek, Violeta Hrastek, Jelena Hrastek, Stjepan Hrastek, Jozefina Hrastek, Ana Hrastek, Tena Hrastek, Vilim Hrastek, Katarina Hrastek

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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