Surname Česko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Česko families are predominantly Croats (from Dubrovnik ), rarely Slovaks (from Backa, Vojvodina ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Gospic.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Česko live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (15), Grbavac in Dubrovnik area (<10), Visnjevac (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Mokosica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Česko (including: Cesko , Chesko , Cheshko , Cieszko , Cheresko , Ciesko , Chepesko , Czeszko , Chipesko and Chwiesko ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Cesko " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Albania. "Chesko " is used by some 400 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Tanzania. "Ciesko " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Slovakia.

Characteristic first names

Stijepo Česko, Marija Česko, Dubravka Česko, Antun Česko, Zoran Česko, Stevan Česko, Anka Česko, Emilij Česko, Nikša Česko, Frano Česko, Vlatka Česko, Nikica Česko, Ankica Česko, Slavka Česko, Ana Česko, Vladimir Česko, Stjepan Česko, Dora Česko, Ane Česko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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