Surname Madžar in modern Croatia

Madžar families are often Croats and they are mostly from Drnis area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Knin. In Ostrogašica in Drnis area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Madžar.

Prevalence

About 360 people with faimily name Madžar live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 31 cities and 35 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Kastel Luksic (25), Split (25), Sibenik (15), and in Slavonski Brod (15).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), the United States (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Madžar (including: Madar , Madzar , Mahdar , Madhar , Madzhar , Madjar , Madaar , Maddar , Maadar and Madzsar ) is present in 87 countries worldwide. The family name "Madzar " is used by some 200 people in Turkey , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Germany. "Madjar " is used by some 200 people in Moldova , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Israel. "Madzsar " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Madžar, Željko Madžar, Dragan Madžar, Marijana Madžar, Ivica Madžar, Vladimir Madžar, Domagoj Madžar, Joso Madžar, Saša Madžar, Gordana Madžar, Tamara Madžar, Mario Madžar, Marino Madžar, Zdravko Madžar, Miroslav Madžar, Antun Madžar, Ljupko Madžar, Zvonimir Madžar, Marko Madžar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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