Surname Jamšek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Jamšek live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<5) and Vuketic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jamšek (including: Jamsek , Yamsek ) is present in 12 countries on four continents. The family name "Jamsek " is used by some 60 people in Australia , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Yamsek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Raul Jamšek, Petra Jamšek, Peter Jamšek, Janez Jamšek, Franc Jamšek, Jadranka Jamšek, Toni Jamšek, Marija Jamšek, Aleksander Jamšek, Štefanija Jamšek, Ernestina Jamšek, Neven Jamšek, Josipa Jamšek, Josip Jamšek, Kristina Jamšek, Marjan Jamšek, Vladimir Jamšek, Miroslava Jamšek, Aleksandar Jamšek

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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