Surname Matijevac in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Matijevac live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Podcrkavlje in Slavonski Brod area (15), Zagreb (10), Vinkovci (10), Velika Kopanica in Djakovo area (10), and in Budrovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Matijevac is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Matijevac " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antun Matijevac, Ivica Matijevac, Matija Matijevac, Josip Matijevac, Siniša Matijevac, Damir Matijevac, Vladimir Matijevac, Ivana Matijevac, Mišela Matijevac, Željka Matijevac, Igor Matijevac, Mario Matijevac, Kata Matijevac, Marijo Matijevac, Karolina Matijevac, Franjo Matijevac, Dragutin Matijevac, Ilija Matijevac, Danijel Matijevac

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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