Surname Polšak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Polšak families are almost entirely Croats (from Samobor ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Polšak live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Samobor (<10), Sisak (<5), Bjelovar (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Polšak (including: Polsak , Polschak and Polshak ) is present in 15 countries on four continents. The family name "Polsak " is used by some 200 people in Brazil , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Thailand. "Polshak " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Snježana Polšak, Dario Polšak, Ante Polšak, Branimir Polšak, Jasna Polšak, Šadija Polšak, Franjo Polšak, Daliborka Polšak, Rudi Polšak, Tone Polšak, Marijan Polšak, Marija Polšak, Damir Polšak, Gordana Polšak, Sven Polšak, Kristina Polšak, Paulina Polšak, Cecilija Polšak, Josip Polšak

Mentions in sources

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

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