Surname Madjar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Madjar families are Croats (from Cakovec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Lepoglava.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Madjar live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Osijek (<10), Cakovec (<10), Zagreb (<5), Sisak (<5), and in Lepoglava (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Madjar (including: Madyar , Madiar ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Madjar " is used by some 200 people in Moldova , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Israel.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Madjar, Josipa Madjar, Luka Madjar, Jan Madjar, Franjo Madjar, Marija Madjar, Božidar Madjar, Karlo Madjar, Krešimir Madjar, Jasenka Madjar, Ivan Madjar, Dijana Madjar, Dragutin Madjar, Zdravko Madjar, Darinka Madjar, Pero Madjar, Margareta Madjar, Renata Madjar, Milan Madjar

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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