Surname Plečaš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Plečaš families are predominantly Croats (from Djurdjevac area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Opuzen area and in Bakar.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Plečaš live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties and threee other places, mostly in Metkovic (<10), Momici in Opuzen area (<10), Martin (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Dubrovnik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Plečaš (including: Plecas , Plechas , Plecash and Pleckas ) is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Plecas " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Plechas " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pleckas " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Plečaš, Ante Plečaš, Željko Plečaš, Andrej Plečaš, Julija Plečaš, Jure Plečaš, Nedjeljka Plečaš, Hubert Plečaš, Marijana Plečaš, Mara Plečaš, Matija Plečaš, Andrija Plečaš, Branko Plečaš, Ivan Plečaš, Boris Plečaš, Stipan Plečaš, Vladislav Plečaš, Mare Plečaš, Štefica Plečaš

Mentions in sources

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

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