Surname Raščan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Raščan families are Croats (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area and in Sibenik.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Raščan live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and two other places, mostly in Sibenik (<5), Popovac in Beli Manastir area (<5), Kapela in Bjelovar area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Raščan (including: Rascan , Raschmann and Raschan ) is present in 9 countries on two continents. The family name "Rascan " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Raschan " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Lidija Raščan, Jagoda Raščan, Dragan Raščan, Franjo Raščan, Nada Raščan, Križanka Raščan, Rezina Raščan, Štefa Raščan, Sabina Raščan, Gabriela Raščan, Darko Raščan, Jožef Raščan, Katica Raščan, Matej Raščan, Meri Raščan, Đurđica Raščan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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