Surname Kečkeš in modern Croatia

Kečkeš families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area , rarely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Kečkeš live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 26 other places, mostly in Prelog (45), Zagreb (30), Osijek (30), Karlovac (10), and in Darda in Osijek area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kečkeš (including: Keckes , Kecskés , Kecskes , Kechkes and Checkes ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. "Kechkes " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kecskes " is used by some 700 people in Hungary , about 300 in the United States , and some 90 people in Germany. "Kecskés " is used by some 5000 people in Hungary , about 500 in the United States , and some 400 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Irena Kečkeš, Vesna Kečkeš, Vanja Kečkeš, Maja Kečkeš, Anđelka Kečkeš, Dejan Kečkeš, Ivan Kečkeš, Kristijan Kečkeš, Dragutin Kečkeš, Ivana Kečkeš, Miljenko Kečkeš, Branko Kečkeš, Siniša Kečkeš, Ivo Kečkeš, Pavao Kečkeš, Damir Kečkeš, Darko Kečkeš, Marijo Kečkeš, Hrvoje Kečkeš

Mentions in sources

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

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