Surname Maršalek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Maršalek live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Cepin in Osijek area (15), Osijek (<10), Celine (<10), Ozalj (<5), and in Tenja (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Maršalek (including: Marsalek , Marszalek , Marshalek , Marschalek , Marszalec , Marschallek and Marshaleck ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Marsalek " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Marshalek " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 100 in Poland , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Marshaleck " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivka Maršalek, Mario Maršalek, Goran Maršalek, Ivan Maršalek, Zoran Maršalek, Vlado Maršalek, Daniela Maršalek, Lucija Maršalek, Marija Maršalek, Irena Maršalek, Ana Maršalek, Ružica Maršalek, Gertruda Maršalek, Stjepan Maršalek, Vilim Maršalek, Josip Maršalek, Kornelija Maršalek, Valerija Maršalek, Fran Maršalek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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