Surname Major in modern Croatia

Major families are often Croats and they are mostly from Donji Miholjac area , less frequently Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 270 people with faimily name Major live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 280 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Pakrac (20), Osijek (20), Divosevci in Djakovo area (20), and in Beli Manastir (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Major (including: Mayor , Maior , Majoor , Mahjoor , Majhor , Mayoor , Mahjor , Mmayor and Mayyor ) is present in 153 countries worldwide. The family name "Major " is used by some 40000 people in the United States , about 40000 in Bangladesh , and some 30000 people in Pakistan. "Majhor " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Major, Ernest Major, Luka Major, Veronika Major, Slaven Major, Štefica Major, Sanja Major, Ljiljana Major, Vladimir Major, Tea Major, Jožef Major, Branimir Major, Borka Major, Matija Major, Denis Major, Tibor Major, Đuro Major, Tatjana Major, Petra Major

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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