Surname Pisak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pisak families are generally Croats (from Rovinj area ), very rarely Italians (also from Rovinj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Buzet.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Pisak live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Vrsar in Rovinj area (15), Buzet (<5), Sveti Martin (<5), and in Krti (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pisak (including: Pishak , Pieszak , Piczak , Pisac , Pisachuk , Pisack , Piersak , Piszak and Piesak ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. "Piesak " is used by few people in the United States. "Pisack " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Piszak " is used by small number of people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Hungary.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Pisak, Barica Pisak, Matija Pisak, Elio Pisak, Eli Pisak, Mladen Pisak, Vesna Pisak, Marin Pisak, Mauro Pisak, Mario Pisak, Biserka Pisak, Kristina Pisak, Ana Pisak, Valter Pisak, Gracijano Pisak, Nevija Pisak, Marijela Pisak, Aurelia Pisak, Petar Pisak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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