Surname Marek in modern Croatia

Marek families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Osijek area , rarely Czechs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Marek live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 21 other places, mostly in Oresac in Virovitica area (25), Zagreb (25), Cepin in Osijek area (15), Nova Gradiska (10), and in Virovitica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marek (including: Maarek , Marec , Mareck , Mahrek , Marreck , Marechko , Mareek , Marrek and Marekk ) is present in 102 countries worldwide. The family name "Marek " is used by some 60000 people in Poland , about 20000 in Czech Republic , and some 20000 people in the United States. "Mareck " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Marechek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Franjo Marek, Tomislav Marek, Senija Marek, Zoran Marek, Dalibor Marek, Damir Marek, Elizabeta Marek, Daniel Marek, Valentina Marek, Branko Marek, Miroslav Marek, Mladen Marek, Evica Marek, Ivan Marek, Ana Marek, Gordan Marek, Marijana Marek, Dario Marek, Ruža Marek

Mentions in sources

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

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