Surname Škorak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Škorak families are Croats (from Lepoglava ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava and Zagreb. In Vulišinec in Lepoglava every eighth inhabitant had the family name Škorak.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Škorak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Vulisinec (15), Zagreb (10), Osijek (10), Ivanec (<10), and in Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Škorak (including: Skorak , Schmorak , Schorrak , Schworak , Schorak and Scorac ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. The family name "Skorak " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Ukraine. "Schorrak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Schworak " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Škorak, Vlasta Škorak, Branko Škorak, Vanja Škorak, Snježana Škorak, Jelena Škorak, Josipa Škorak, Ljudevit Škorak, Ružica Škorak, Mario Škorak, Zvonko Škorak, Hrvoje Škorak, Marija Škorak, Štefica Škorak, Željko Škorak, Franjo Škorak, Velimir Škorak, Vesna Škorak, Blaženka Škorak

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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