Surname Racko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Racko families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar and in Daruvar area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Racko live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Dragalic in Nova Gradiska area (<10), Daruvar (<5), Zagreb (<5), Bjelovar (<5), and in Garesnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Racko (including: Racco , Rachko , Raccio , Razko , Razhko , Ratzko , Razcio and Racchio ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. "Rachko " is used by some 400 people in Belarus , about 200 in Russian Federation , and some 200 people in the United States. "Raccio " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 100 in Italy , and some 100 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Racko, Slavko Racko, Ljerka Racko, Antonija Racko, Zlatko Racko, Slavica Racko, Roza Racko, Stjepan Racko, Ana Racko, Zlata Racko, Stanka Racko, Željka Racko, Sanja Racko, Karla Racko, Marija Racko, Đuro Racko, Ankica Racko, Antonio Racko, Jula Racko

Mentions in sources

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

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