Surname Pucek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Pucek live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Osijek (10), Zagreb (<5), Rijeka (<5), Slatina (<5), and in Viskovo in Rijeka area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pucek (including: Puchek , Puzek , Putzek , Puchecha and Púcek ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. "Puzek " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Putzek " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Puchek " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 70 in Russian Federation , and some 50 people in Belarus.

Characteristic first names

Milan Pucek, Krunoslav Pucek, Mirjana Pucek, Boris Pucek, Mirta Pucek, Antun Pucek, Bojana Pucek, Marina Pucek, Josip Pucek, Miroslav Pucek, Krešimir Pucek, Ivan Pucek, Jozefina Pucek, Franjica Pucek, Barica Pucek, Marija Pucek, Dorian Pucek, Dora Pucek, Vinko Pucek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1679 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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