Surname Kršek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Kršek live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Sesvete (<10), Mala Ludina in Cazma area (<10), Kutina (<5), and in Novoselec in Ivanic-Grad area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kršek (including: Krsek , Kerschek , Kershek and Kersek ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Krsek " is used by some 600 people in Czech Republic , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Kershek " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Kersek " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Bojana Kršek, Denis Kršek, Robert Kršek, Jagoda Kršek, Marina Kršek, Tea Kršek, Ivan Kršek, Mario Kršek, Neda Kršek, Davor Kršek, Marko Kršek, Marija Kršek, Željko Kršek, Marijo Kršek, Anđelko Kršek, Suzana Kršek, Josip Kršek, Sanja Kršek, Krunoslav Kršek

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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