Surname Stark in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Stark families are Croats (from Osijek area ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Stark live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Krk on the Island of Krk (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Darda in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Stark (including: Starck , Starc , Shtark , Starchuk , Starchak , Staerk , Sztark , Starchik and Starchyk ) is present in 125 countries worldwide. The family name "Stark " is used by some 100000 people in the United States , about 50000 in Germany , and some 8000 people in Canada. "Starck " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 3000 in France , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Staerk " is used by some 700 people in Germany , about 500 in Myanmar , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ružica Stark, Dragutin Stark, Jelena Stark, Karlo Stark, Magdolna Stark, Barica Stark, Ema Stark, Savka Stark, Marija Stark, Kata Stark, Miroslav Stark, Nedeljka Stark, Suzana Stark, Alexsander Stark, Anka Stark, Kasper Stark, Laura Stark, Nicole Stark, Paolo Stark

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.

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories