Surname Hricak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hricak families are generally Croats (from Slavonski Brod ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Hricak live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Slavonski Brod (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Podgradina in Opuzen area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hricak (including: Hrycak , Hritzak , Hrichak , Hryzák , Hrytzak , Hrizak and Hricák ) is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Hricak " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 90 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Hrizak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Hritzak " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Teodor Hricak, Gordana Hricak, Hrvoje Hricak, Desimir Hricak, Radojka Hricak, Ivan Hricak, Katica Hricak, Đuro Hricak, Marija Hricak, Ana Hricak, Desimirka Hricak, Maksim Hricak, Damir Hricak, Tihomir Hricak, Terezija Hricak, Pavao Hricak, Ankica Hricak, Pavle Hricak, Pavo Hricak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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