Surname Patrk in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Patrk live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Zaton (20), Rijeka (20), Zadar (15), Zaton (<5), and in Kornic on the Island of Krk (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least 17 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (10) and Australia (7).
Family name Patrk (including: Patrck , Patterk and Paterk ) is present in 12 countries worldwide. The family name "Patrk " is used by small number of people in Australia and small number in the United States. "Patrck " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Siniša Patrk, Dragan Patrk, Dag Patrk, Hrvoje Patrk, Maja Patrk, Vojko Patrk, Helena Patrk, Ivana Patrk, Jasminka Patrk, Ante Patrk, Eugen Patrk, Katica Patrk, Mira Patrk, Marin Patrk, Melita Patrk, Jadranka Patrk, Igor Patrk, Marinko Patrk, Palma Patrk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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