Surname Sećen in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sećen families are Croats (from Samobor ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Sećen live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Samobor (<10), Zagreb (<5), Buzdohanj in Rijeka area (<5), Mala Rakovica (<5), and in Cikovici (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sećen (including: Secen , Sechen and Sezzen ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Secen " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Sechen " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Sezzen " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Sećen, Davorka Sećen, Mihael Sećen, Marta Sećen, Ivančica Sećen, Iva Sećen, Anastazija Sećen, Matija Sećen, Karlo Sećen, Vito Sećen, Branko Sećen, Ana Sećen, Alojzije Sećen, Anica Sećen, Ivan Sećen, Josip Sećen, Juro Sećen, Mato Sećen, Milan Sećen

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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