In Croatia, Machaček families are predominantly Croats (from Pozega area ), rarely Czechs (from Pozega ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and in Orahovica area.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Machaček live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Pozega (<10), Bjelisevac in Orahovica area (<10), Jaksic in Pozega area (<5), Rusevo in Pleternica area (<5), and in Tominovac in Orahovica area (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.