Surname Vodušek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vodušek families are Croats (from Mursko Sredisce area ), barely Bosniaks (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Mursko Sredisce area and in Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Vodušek live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 100 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Varazdin (<10), Draskovic in Novi Marof area (<10), Vugrisinec in Cakovec area (<10), and in Zavescak in Mursko Sredisce area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vodušek (including: Vodusek , Wodushek ) is present in 12 countries on four continents. The family name "Vodusek " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in the Philippines , and small number of people in Germany. "Wodushek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jadranka Vodušek, Robert Vodušek, Stjepan Vodušek, Darko Vodušek, Željko Vodušek, Đurđica Vodušek, Albina Vodušek, Viržinja Vodušek, Robin Vodušek, Dragec Vodušek, Josip Vodušek, Kruno Vodušek, Tanja Vodušek, Katja Vodušek, Franjo Vodušek, Marijan Vodušek, Melanija Vodušek, Klaudija Vodušek, Klementina Vodušek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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