Surname Močan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Močan families are Croats (from Samobor ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and in Slovenia.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Močan live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located and 5 other Croatian places, mostly in Samobor (10), Zagreb (10), Grdanjci (<10), Bregana (<5), and in Zapresic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Močan (including: Mocan , Mochan , Mocian , Mochtan , Mochman , Moczan , Mocsan , Mochmann , Motschan and Mochsan ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. "Mochan " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Czech Republic , and some 100 people in Ukraine. "Moczan " is used by small number of people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Mochman " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Močan, Milan Močan, Ivica Močan, Anton Močan, Božica Močan, Kristina Močan, Nikolina Močan, Slavica Močan, Zoran Močan, Magdalena Močan, Matija Močan, Angelina Močan, Marin Močan, Drago Močan, Vesna Močan, Đuro Močan, Miran Močan, Vjekoslav Močan, Adelka Močan

Mentions in sources

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

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