Surname Krajcar in modern Croatia

Krajcar families are Croats and they are mostly from Buzet area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pula. In Semić in Buzet area every second inhabitant had the family name Krajcar.

Prevalence

About 390 people with faimily name Krajcar live in Croatia today, in 180 households. There were 500 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 52 other places, mostly in Zagreb (90), Pula (50), Kladnik in Pregrada area (20), Pazin (15), and in Buzet (10).

Outside Croatia

At least 19 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (6), Canada (6), Germany (3), the United States (2), Switzerland (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Krajcar (including: Kraycar , Kreicar and Kraizar ) is present in 20 countries on four continents. The family name "Krajcar " is used by some 100 people in Czech Republic , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Kraycar " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kreicar " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Slavko Krajcar, Franko Krajcar, Valter Krajcar, Igor Krajcar, Josip Krajcar, Ljubica Krajcar, Klaudio Krajcar, Edo Krajcar, Kristina Krajcar, Sanja Krajcar, Valerija Krajcar, Eugen Krajcar, Manuela Krajcar, Marijan Krajcar, Bruno Krajcar, Ljerka Krajcar, Vedrana Krajcar, Darko Krajcar, Elviro Krajcar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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