Surname Lekčević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lekčević families are Croats (from Slatina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Grubisno Polje.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Lekčević live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Bresca in Opatija area (<5), Grubisno Polje (<5), Klostar Podravski in Djurdjevac area (<5), and in Njivice on the Island of Krk (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lekčević is present in this form only in Croatia.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Lekčević, Ivica Lekčević, Ante Lekčević, Mirko Lekčević, Josip Lekčević, Ksenija Lekčević, Marija Lekčević, Damir Lekčević, Vojka Lekčević, Blaženka Lekčević, Zvonko Lekčević, Tomo Lekčević, Andreja Lekčević, Mile Lekčević, Agneza Lekčević, Anka Lekčević, Milan Lekčević, Emilija Lekčević, Barbara Lekčević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1736 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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