Surname Pušek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pušek families are almost entirely Croats (from Zapresic area ), barely Bosniaks (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zapresic area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Pušek live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Jakovlje in Zapresic area (25), Zagreb (<10), Novo Selo (<5), Stubicka Slatina (<5), and in Krusljevo Selo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pušek (including: Pusek , Pushek , Pusheck , Puscheck , Puschek and Puszek ) is present in 10 countries on three continents. The family name "Pusek " is used by some 50 people in Poland and small number in the United States. "Puschek " is used by few people in the United States. "Pusheck " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Pušek, Jasminka Pušek, Darinka Pušek, Juraj Pušek, Dubravko Pušek, Danijela Pušek, Gordana Pušek, Siniša Pušek, Zoran Pušek, Branko Pušek, Milivoj Pušek, Ivan Pušek, Nikola Pušek, Božena Pušek, Denis Pušek, Barbara Pušek, Stjepan Pušek, Milenko Pušek, Dušica Pušek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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