Surname Mađar in modern Croatia

Mađar families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava , less frequently Hungarians (from Backa, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Lepoglava. In Očura in Lepoglava every eighth inhabitant had the family name Mađar.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Mađar live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 500 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 34 cities and 45 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Lepoglava (15), Ocura (15), Batina in Beli Manastir area (15), and in Osijek (10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Germany (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Mađar (including: Madar , Magyar , Madjar , Mahdar , Madhar , Madyar , Madiar , Magjar , Magiar and Madaar ) is present in 96 countries worldwide. The family name "Madjar " is used by some 200 people in Moldova , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Israel. "Magyar " is used by some 10000 people in Hungary , about 3000 in the United States , and some 800 people in Germany. "Madzsar " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Đurđica Mađar, Damir Mađar, Mojca Mađar, Mirjana Mađar, Anđelka Mađar, Tatjana Mađar, Mladen Mađar, Davor Mađar, Ines Mađar, Tereza Mađar, Marijan Mađar, Jasmina Mađar, Vladimir Mađar, Dalibor Mađar, Silvija Mađar, Ištvan Mađar, Goran Mađar, Ivica Mađar, Janika Mađar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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