Surname Peskar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Peskar families are Croats (from Senj area ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Peskar live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Jezerane in Senj area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Peskar (including: Pescar , Peshkar and Peschar ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Peskar " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Russian Federation , and some 90 people in Czech Republic. "Peshkar " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pescar " is used by some 300 people in Romania , about 80 in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Katarina Peskar, Marija Peskar, Mihaela Peskar, Predrag Peskar, Radoslav Peskar

Mentions in sources

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

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