Surname Priščan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Priščan families are Croats (from Zlatar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Priščan live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 9 other places, mostly in Klimen in Zlatar area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Zajezda in Zlatar area (<10), Maretic in Novi Marof area (<5), and in Sveti Kriz in Zlatar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Priščan (including: Priscan , Prischmann and Prischman ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. "Prischman " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Prischmann " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Josip Priščan, Kristina Priščan, Vlado Priščan, Katica Priščan, Krunoslav Priščan, Gabro Priščan, Nadica Priščan, Zlatko Priščan, Martina Priščan, Franjo Priščan, Ivan Priščan, Mladen Priščan, Danijel Priščan, Ivica Priščan, Štefica Priščan, Ljerka Priščan, Branka Priščan, Božica Priščan, Željko Priščan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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