Surname Matjašec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Matjašec families are generally Croats (from Cakovec area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Cakovec area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Matjašec live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 10 other places, mostly in Cakovec (15), Mala Subotica in Cakovec area (<10), Blazevci (<10), Nedelisce in Cakovec area (<10), and in Zlatar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Matjašec (including: Matjasec , Matyasec ) is present in three countries on two continents. "Matyasec " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivana Matjašec, Jožef Matjašec, Vlado Matjašec, Božica Matjašec, Ivica Matjašec, Dražen Matjašec, Tihana Matjašec, Bojan Matjašec, Petra Matjašec, Sanja Matjašec, Srećko Matjašec, Robert Matjašec, Miljenka Matjašec, Josip Matjašec, Branko Matjašec, Kata Matjašec, Sonja Matjašec, Stjepan Matjašec, Anita Matjašec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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