Surname Kolesar in modern Croatia

Kolesar families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Kolesar live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Koprivnica (10), Beli Manastir (<10), Drnje in Koprivnica area (<10), and in Kutjevo in Orahovica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kolesar (including: Koleszár , Koleszar , Kolessar , Kolesár , Colesar and Kollesar ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. The family name "Kolesar " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Slovakia , and some 400 people in Canada. "Kolessar " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Koleszar " is used by some 500 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Great Britain.

Characteristic first names

Anita Kolesar, Vjekoslav Kolesar, Suzana Kolesar, Marijan Kolesar, Slavica Kolesar, Zvonimir Kolesar, Hrvoje Kolesar, Anka Kolesar, Darko Kolesar, Mirjana Kolesar, Irena Kolesar, Monika Kolesar, Antun Kolesar, Sanela Kolesar, Mario Kolesar, Renata Kolesar, Srećko Kolesar, Kristijan Kolesar, Aleksandar Kolesar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1664 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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