Surname Križek in modern Croatia

Križek families are Croats and they are mostly from Ivanec. According to some sources they are Czech origin. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanec and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Križek live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Vuglovec (20), Zagreb (10), Osijek (<10), Slatina (<10), and in Cacinci in Orahovica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Križek (including: Krizek , Krizeck and Kryzek ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Krizek " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 400 in Czech Republic , and some 80 people in Germany. "Krizeck " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Križek, Martina Križek, Viktor Križek, Vladimir Križek, Vedran Križek, Sandra Križek, Jasmina Križek, Mirko Križek, Slavko Križek, Josip Križek, Franjo Križek, Michal Križek, Vaclav Križek, Svjetlana Križek, Zvonimir Križek, Anja Križek, Većeslav Križek, Dragica Križek, Ivica Križek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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