Surname Magovac in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Magovac families are Croats (from Ozalj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj and Osijek. In Badovinci in Ozalj every seventh inhabitant had the family name Magovac.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Magovac live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are only located in in 9 Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<10), Selci in Valpovo area (<10), Sesvete (<5), and in Samobor (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Magovac is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Magovac " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ružica Magovac, Borislav Magovac, Andrej Magovac, Eva Magovac, Željko Magovac, Jelica Magovac, Božidar Magovac, Milan Magovac, Slobodan Magovac, Michaela Magovac, Zlatko Magovac, Vesna Magovac, Gordana Magovac, Irena Magovac, Damir Magovac, Tatjana Magovac, Nadan Magovac, Vladimir Magovac, Ljubica Magovac

Mentions in sources

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.

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