Surname Mazur in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Mazur live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Cepin in Osijek area (30), Osijek (25), Zagreb (15), Bizovac in Valpovo area (15), and in Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Switzerland (2) and the United States (1).
Family name Mazur (including: Mazuer , Mazhur , Mazzur , Mazúr and Mahzur ) is present in 84 countries worldwide. "Mazuer " is used by some 200 people in France and small number in the United States. "Mazzur " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Mazur, Antun Mazur, Silvijo Mazur, Sanja Mazur, Krešimir Mazur, Mladen Mazur, Jozo Mazur, Marijan Mazur, Olivera Mazur, Mario Mazur, Stjepan Mazur, Suzana Mazur, Štefica Mazur, Renato Mazur, Ivica Mazur, Željko Mazur, Ivana Mazur, Vladimir Mazur, Nataša Mazur

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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