Surname Maček in modern Croatia

Maček families are Croats and they are mostly from Klanjec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Cakovec. In Goranec in Ivanec area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Maček.

Prevalence

About 890 people with faimily name Maček live in Croatia today, in 350 households. There were 850 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 43 cities and 92 other places, mostly in Zagreb (240), Zarovnica (55), Varazdin (40), Cakovec (35), and in Donja Podgora (30).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (7), the United States (2), Canada (1), Switzerland (1), Sweden (1), and to France (1).
Family name Maček (including: Macek , Machek , Matschke , Maciek , Matschek , Maczek , Matscheck , Macsek , Macheck and Machlek ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. The family name "Macek " is used by some 7000 people in Czech Republic , about 5000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Poland. "Machek " is used by some 800 people in Czech Republic , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Austria. "Matschek " is used by some 100 people in Austria , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Ratko Maček, Josip Maček, Maja Maček, Vlasta Maček, Drago Maček, Doroteja Maček, Mirko Maček, Vlatko Maček, Milena Maček, Ivan Maček, Tihomir Maček, Miroslav Maček, Tomislav Maček, Branko Maček, Goran Maček, Lela Maček, Đurđica Maček, Marijana Maček, Ivica Maček

Mentions in sources

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

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