Surname Krčar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Krčar families are Croats (from Cakovec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Krčar live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Varazdin (10), Cakovec (<10), Zabok (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Nedelisce in Cakovec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Krčar (including: Cherchar , Charchar , Krcar , Krchmar , Krchar , Circar , Krchnar and Charcar ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Krcar " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Krchmar " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Krchnar " is used by small number of people in Slovakia and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nedeljko Krčar, Darko Krčar, Damir Krčar, Robert Krčar, Miran Krčar, Spomenka Krčar, Mirjana Krčar, Pavao Krčar, Katarina Krčar, Tomislav Krčar, Lovro Krčar, Dino Krčar, Bernardo Krčar, Zdravka Krčar, Ivan Krčar, Zlatko Krčar, Ružica Krčar, Ljiljana Krčar, Dorotea Krčar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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