Surname Janoušek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Janoušek families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Janoušek live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Mala Mucna in Koprivnica area (<5), Bjelovar (<5), Daruvar (<5), and in Cernik in Nova Gradiska area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Janoušek (including: Janousek , Janouschek , Janoushek , Yanousek , Yanoushek and Janouseck ) is present in 12 countries on three continents. The family name "Janousek " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 600 in Czech Republic , and some 50 people in Austria. "Janoushek " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Yanousek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jan Janoušek, Ivo Janoušek, Drago Janoušek, Dubravka Janoušek, Melita Janoušek, Albina Janoušek, Dragica Janoušek, Zora Janoušek, Martin Janoušek, Danica Janoušek, Branko Janoušek, Elizabeta Janoušek, Franjo Janoušek, Vladimir Janoušek, Jelena Janoušek, Sofija Janoušek, Adam Janoušek, Josip Janoušek, Katarina Janoušek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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