Surname Majcek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Majcek families are almost entirely Croats (from Glina ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Petrinja and Glina.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Majcek live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Prekopa (<10), Zagreb (<10), Petrinja (<10), Porec (<5), and in Graberje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Majcek (including: Mayzek , Majzec , Malychek , Majzek and Maychek ) is present in five countries on three continents. "Mayzek " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Maychek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Majcek, Milana Majcek, Biljana Majcek, Josip Majcek, Zdenko Majcek, Srećko Majcek, Ivan Majcek, Brana Majcek, Zrinka Majcek, Matej Majcek, Tihomir Majcek, Gordana Majcek, Željko Majcek, Magdalena Majcek, Mara Majcek, Mato Majcek, Katica Majcek, Bara Majcek, Milka Majcek

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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