Surname Recc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Recc families are predominantly Croats (from Pakrac ), rarely Italians (also from Pakrac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Recc live in Croatia today, in five households only.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Gornja Obrijez (15), Veliki Banovac (<5), and in Kapetanovo Polje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Recc (including: Retzsch , Rezz ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Recc " is used by few people in the United States. "Retzsch " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Verica Recc, Sanja Recc, Nikolina Recc, Božena Recc, Slavko Recc, Irena Recc, Elizabeta Recc, Katarina Recc, Dominik Recc, Zlatko Recc, Mirjana Recc, Dalibor Recc, Josip Recc, Jasmina Recc, Domagoj Recc, Lara Recc, Matias Recc, Dora Recc, Marino Recc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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