Surname Mačvan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mačvan families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Osijek ), and very rarely Slovenes (also from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Mačvan live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Vukovar (10), Osijek (<10), Borovo in Vukovar area (<5), Tenja (<5), and in Jadranovo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mačvan (including: Macwan , Machvan , Macvan , Macswan , Mackwan , Machwan and Machevan ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Macvan " is used by few people in Canada and few people in the United States. "Macwan " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Canada , and some 100 people in Bangladesh. "Machevan " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dragica Mačvan, Matjaž Mačvan, Saša Mačvan, Nebojša Mačvan, Biljana Mačvan, Nenad Mačvan, Nikola Mačvan, Slađana Mačvan, Sandra Mačvan, Ivana Mačvan, Veselin Mačvan, Rajka Mačvan, Zlatica Mačvan, Aleksandra Mačvan, Vukosava Mačvan, Savo Mačvan, Stevan Mačvan, Evica Mačvan, Miljana Mačvan

Mentions in sources

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

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