Surname Jarčan in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Jarčan live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Jakovlje in Zapresic area (15), Jablanovec (<5), and in Donja Bistra in Oroslavje area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jarčan (including: Yarcan , Jarcan , Yarchan and Jartschan ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. "Yarchan " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Srećko Jarčan, Milica Jarčan, Karlo Jarčan, Damir Jarčan, Gordana Jarčan, Robert Jarčan, Mijo Jarčan, Štefica Jarčan, Božica Jarčan, Branko Jarčan, Josip Jarčan, Štefa Jarčan, Ana Jarčan, Ljubica Jarčan, Barica Jarčan, Mira Jarčan, Ivan Jarčan, Marica Jarčan, Štefanija Jarčan

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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