In Croatia, Turčan families are predominantly Croats (from Pakrac ), rarely Slovaks (from Ilok ), and barely Bosniaks (from Bakar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Lipik.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Turčan live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Osijek (10), Pakrac (<10), Sesvete (<10), and in Praputnjak (<10).
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.