Surname Paček in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Paček families are Croats (from Krizevci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci area and in Koprivnica.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Paček live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 6 other places, mostly in Miholec in Krizevci area (<10), Krizevci (<10), Donji Fodrovec in Krizevci area (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Selanec in Krizevci area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Paček (including: Pacek , Paczek , Patschke , Pachek , Pacholek , Patscheck , Pacheck , Patschek , Pachnek and Paceck ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. The family name "Pacek " is used by some 5000 people in Poland , about 600 in the United States , and some 300 people in Slovakia. "Pachek " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Poland , and small number of people in Brazil. "Patscheck " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Paček, Dario Paček, Ivica Paček, Josip Paček, Nataša Paček, Dražen Paček, Stjepan Paček, Katarina Paček, Manda Paček, Željka Paček, Dragutin Paček, Ana Paček, Mario Paček, Tomislav Paček, Jela Paček, Kata Paček, Ivka Paček, Vinko Paček, Bara Paček

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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