Surname Kućar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kućar families are Croats (from the Island of Krk ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and on the Island of Krk.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Kućar live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties and threee other places, mostly in Varazdin (20), in Baska (10) and Draga Bascanska (<5) on the Island of Krk, Rijeka (<5), and in Jalkovec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kućar (including: Kuchar , Kucar , Kuchmar , Kuchár , Kuchkar , Kuchhar , Cucar , Kuchvar , Kuchtar and Kuzzar ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. "Kuchar " is used by some 2000 people in Czech Republic , about 1000 in the United States , and some 300 people in Slovakia. "Kuzzar " is used by few people in the United States. "Kuchmar " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , about 90 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Draženka Kućar, Miroslav Kućar, Biserka Kućar, Karmen Kućar, Mario Kućar, Meri Kućar, Stjepan Kućar, Štefanija Kućar, Evica Kućar, Milorad Kućar, Franjo Kućar, Ivica Kućar, Robert Kućar, Tina Kućar, Mirko Kućar, Goran Kućar, Andrija Kućar, Stanislav Kućar, Zvonimir Kućar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1701 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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