Surname Jačan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jačan families are Croats (from Biograd na moru area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Biograd na moru area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Jačan live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Turanj in Biograd na moru area (25), Zadar (15), Sveti Filip i Jakov in Biograd na moru area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Tenja (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jačan (including: Jachan , Jacan , Jazzan , Jahchan , Yachan , Jackan , Iachan , Yacan , Yazzan and Jacsan ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. "Iachan " is used by some 80 people in Brazil and small number in the United States. "Jackan " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Jachman " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in the Philippines , and small number of people in Poland.

Characteristic first names

Jerko Jačan, Ivana Jačan, Andriana Jačan, Božo Jačan, Ana Jačan, Đeni Jačan, Branka Jačan, Nada Jačan, Zvonko Jačan, Marija Jačan, Vilim Jačan, Renata Jačan, Đani Jačan, Goran Jačan, Josip Jačan, Ema Jačan, Milivoj Jačan, Ive Jačan, Marina Jačan

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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