Surname Pecnik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pecnik families are predominantly Slovaks (from Osijek ), rarely Croats (also from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Pecnik live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Osijek (<10) and Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pecnik (including: Pechnik , Petznick , Petznik , Pecník , Pecnick , Pechník , Pechnick and Peznik ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Pecnik " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 300 people in Austria. "Petznik " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number in the United States. "Petznick " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 60 in Germany , and some 60 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Jaroslav Pecnik, Katica Pecnik, Blaženka Pecnik, Aron Pecnik, Lucija Pecnik, Đuro Pecnik, Bruno Pecnik, Duško Pecnik, Ladislav Pecnik, Luka Pecnik, Lana Pecnik, Ana Pecnik, Tena Pecnik

Mentions in sources

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

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