Surname Petrač in modern Croatia

Petrač families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. According to some sources they are from Podruta near Novog Marofa. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Krapina area.

Prevalence

About 360 people with faimily name Petrač live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 26 cities and 35 other places, mostly in Zagreb (115), Varazdin (20), Krapinske Toplice in Krapina area (20), Krizevci (15), and in Mihovljan in Krapina area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Petrač (including: Petrac , Petrache , Petrachi , Petrach , Petracci , Petrachuk , Petrack , Petrachin , Petracs and Petracz ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Petrac " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Australia. "Petrach " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Czech Republic , and small number in Germany. "Petrack " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Božidar Petrač, Alica Petrač, Dubravko Petrač, Štefica Petrač, Mario Petrač, Hrvoje Petrač, Zvjezdana Petrač, Robert Petrač, Oliver Petrač, Dražen Petrač, Jadranka Petrač, Mirjana Petrač, Ksenija Petrač, Goran Petrač, Štefanija Petrač, Lidija Petrač, Luka Petrač, Vlasta Petrač, Mirela Petrač

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1669 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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