Surname Štipak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Štipak families are almost entirely Croats (from Ilok ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zapresic and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Štipak live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Sarengrad (10), Zagreb (<10), Jakovlje in Zapresic area (<5), Kupljenovo (<5), and in Pojatno (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Štipak (including: Stipak , Stipac , Stypak , Stipák , Stippak , Stipack and Stiepak ) is present in 14 countries on three continents. The family name "Stipak " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marina Štipak, Mladen Štipak, Renato Štipak, Ivana Štipak, Vladimir Štipak, Zdenka Štipak, Robert Štipak, Tatjana Štipak, Josip Štipak, Slavko Štipak, Brankica Štipak, Katica Štipak, Lidija Štipak, Radojka Štipak, Tončica Štipak, Zoran Štipak, Renata Štipak, Antun Štipak, Dragutin Štipak

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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