Surname Melcher in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Melcher families are Croats (from Herzegovine ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Mostar area).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Melcher live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<10) and Zadar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Melcher is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Melcher " is used by some 6000 people in the United States , about 6000 in Germany , and some 600 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Mak Melcher, Zlatko Melcher, Anja Melcher, Emina Melcher, Ana Melcher, Matthias Melcher, Veselinka Melcher

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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