Surname Mašek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mašek families are almost entirely Croats (from Pleternica ), barely Czechs (from Pozega area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Mašek live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Trapari (10), Sulkovci (<10), Zagreb (<10), Sveti Ivan Zabno in Krizevci area (<5), and in Vidrenjak in Cazma area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mašek (including: Masek , Mashek , Maschek , Mascheck , Massek , Masheck , Masseck , Maseck , Mascek and Masekh ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Masek " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 700 in Czech Republic , and some 70 people in Austria. "Mashek " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 90 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Maschek " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 300 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Dragutin Mašek, Mišo Mašek, Mario Mašek, Irena Mašek, Manda Mašek, Libor Mašek, Tomislav Mašek, Ivan Mašek, Tatjana Mašek, Damir Mašek, Marijo Mašek, Nevenka Mašek, Hinko Mašek, Vladimir Mašek, Zlatko Mašek, Vlasta Mašek, Zlatica Mašek, Marijana Mašek, Ivana Mašek

Mentions in sources

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

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