Surname Sisek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sisek families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Koprivnica area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Sisek live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Gorica in Koprivnica area (<10), Nedelisce in Cakovec area (<5), Komatnica in Koprivnica area (<5), and in Gorican in Cakovec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Sisek (including: Siczek , Şişek , Sisseck , Czyszek and Sieczek ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Sisek " is used by some 100 people in Turkey , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Argentina. "Sisseck " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 80 in Denmark. "Siczek " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Boris Sisek, Hrvoje Sisek, Sunčana Sisek, Kristina Sisek, Dubravko Sisek, Darinka Sisek, Marino Sisek, Tomislav Sisek, Vanja Sisek, Ivan Sisek, Krunoslav Sisek, Ninoslav Sisek, Maja Sisek, Vjekoslav Sisek, Štefanija Sisek, Marija Sisek, Ana Sisek, Zdenka Sisek, Milenka Sisek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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