Surname Husak in modern Croatia

Husak families are mainly Czechs and they are mostly from Daruvar area , but often Croats (also from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Husak live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Daruvar (25), Veliki Zdenci (25), Zagreb (20), and in Koncanica (15) and Daruvarski Brestovac (<10) in Daruvar area.

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Australia (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Husak (including: Husák , Huszak , Husack , Chushak , Hussak , Hussack , Chusak , Hushak and Huczak ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Husak " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 300 in Ukraine , and some 300 people in Czech Republic. "Husack " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Canada , and small number of people in Germany. "Hussak " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in Denmark , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Miran Husak, Robert Husak, Darko Husak, Mladen Husak, Mirko Husak, Eugen Husak, Oldrich Husak, Dubravko Husak, Blaženka Husak, Zdenko Husak, Siniša Husak, Venuška Husak, Alenka Husak, Ruženka Husak, Ivana Husak, Viktor Husak, Blanka Husak, Zlata Husak, Franjo Husak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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