Surname Mesar in modern Croatia

Mesar families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area.

Prevalence

About 310 people with faimily name Mesar live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 56 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Tugonica in Zlatar area (30), Botinovec in Koprivnica area (15), Djurdjevac (10), and in Branjin Vrh (10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Austria (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Mesar (including: Messar , Mészár , Meshar , Meszar , Mehsar and Mehshar ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. The family name "Mesar " is used by some 200 people in Slovakia , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Indonesia. "Messar " is used by some 1000 people in Algeria , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Meszar " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Neven Mesar, Snježana Mesar, Vesna Mesar, Jasna Mesar, Željko Mesar, Ivanka Mesar, Josip Mesar, Marina Mesar, Valent Mesar, Nedeljko Mesar, Aneta Mesar, Đurđa Mesar, Dubravko Mesar, Ivica Mesar, Anita Mesar, Krešo Mesar, Mišo Mesar, Jasminka Mesar, Hajnrih Mesar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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