Surname Račan in modern Croatia

Račan families are Croats and they are mostly from Djurdjevac. According to some sources they are from Svete Ane near Djurdjevac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djurdjevac and Koprivnica. In Sveta Ana in Djurdjevac every third inhabitant had the family name Račan.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Račan live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Sveta Ana (35), Djurdjevac (15), Virje in Djurdjevac area (10), Kaniska Iva (10), and in Visnjevac in Bjelovar area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Račan (including: Racan , Rachman , Rachan , Rachtan , Rachwan , Ratschan , Razzan , Rachlan , Rachdan and Racian ) is present in 50 countries worldwide. The family name "Racan " is used by some 90 people in the United States , about 70 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Germany. "Ratschan " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Czech Republic. "Rachman " is used by some 100000 people in Indonesia , about 600 in the United States , and some 300 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Agata Račan, Ivica Račan, Ivan Račan, Saša Račan, Kristina Račan, Petar Račan, Željko Račan, Kristijan Račan, Josip Račan, Ljubica Račan, Zlatko Račan, Mira Račan, Marija Račan, Velimir Račan, Ana Račan, Dominik Račan, Zdravko Račan, Tomislav Račan, Marina Račan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1931 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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