Surname Rajčan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rajčan families are generally Croats (from Ilok ), rarely Hungarians (also from Ilok ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Rajčan live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<10), Ilok (<5), and in Pozega (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rajčan (including: Rajcan , Reichman , Raican , Rajchman , Raichan , Raychan , Rajtschan , Rajchmann , Reichdan and Reichan ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Rajcan " is used by some 400 people in Slovakia , about 100 in Czech Republic , and some 80 people in the United States. "Reichman " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 500 in Israel , and some 300 people in Poland.

Characteristic first names

Darko Rajčan, Davor Rajčan, Anđelka Rajčan, Davorka Rajčan, Amalija Rajčan, Vinko Rajčan, Mirko Rajčan, Zlata Rajčan, Ivan Rajčan, Nediljka Rajčan, Goran Rajčan, Brigita Rajčan, Antonija Rajčan, Mara Rajčan, Estera Rajčan, Vladislav Rajčan, Andjelka Rajčan, Patrik Rajčan, Peter Rajčan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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