Surname Skočen in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Skočen families are Croats (from Ivanic-Grad ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanic-Grad and in Zagreb. In Lijevi Dubrovčak in Ivanic-Grad every fiftieth inhabitant had the family name Skočen.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Skočen live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Ivanic-Grad (<5), Dugo Selo (<5), Lijevi Dubrovcak (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Skočen (including: Skoczen , Skocen , Schocken and Skochen ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Skocen " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Skochen " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Skoczen " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 600 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada , small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Đurđa Skočen, Željko Skočen, Kristian Skočen, Stjepan Skočen, Branka Skočen, Ana Skočen, Marica Skočen, Marija Skočen, Zlatko Skočen, Vedran Skočen, Gjuro Skočen, Marko Skočen

Mentions in sources

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

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