Surname Matečak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Matečak families are Croats (from Varazdin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin area and in Varazdin. In Lužan Biškupečki in Varazdin area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Matečak.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Matečak live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and 9 other places, mostly in Turcin (<10), Luzan Biskupecki (<5), Varazdin Breg (<5) and Ljubescica (<5) in Varazdin area, and in Varazdin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Matečak (including: Matechak , Matecak and Matechack ) is present in three countries on two continents. "Matechak " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Matechack " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milica Matečak, Josip Matečak, Marina Matečak, Mirjana Matečak, Goran Matečak, Ivan Matečak, Jelena Matečak, Vera Matečak, Slavko Matečak, Stjepan Matečak, Marija Matečak, Magdica Matečak, Edvard Matečak, Marinko Matečak, Dragan Matečak, Josipa Matečak, Julijana Matečak, Vjekoslava Matečak, Magdalena Matečak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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