Surname Kucen in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kucen families are Croats (from Krizevci ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci. In Doljanec in Krizevci every ninth inhabitant had the family name Kucen.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Kucen live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Doljanec (<10) and Srednji Dubovec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kucen (including: Kuzen , Küchen , Cücen , Cuzen , Kutzen , Kuchen , Khuzen , Chuchen and Chuzen ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. "Kutzen " is used by some 90 people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Kuchen " is used by some 90 people in Germany , about 90 in the United States , and some 60 people in Switzerland. "Chuchen " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Taiwan , and small number of people in Hong Kong , small number of people in Peru.

Characteristic first names

Martin Kucen, Đuro Kucen, Martina Kucen, Dragutin Kucen, Barbara Kucen, Marija Kucen, Josip Kucen, Ivan Kucen, Marijan Kucen, Vesna Kucen, Ivana Kucen, Lea Kucen, Andro Kucen, Ana Kucen, Imbro Kucen, Jaga Kucen, Jakob Kucen, Karlo Kucen, Kata Kucen

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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