ANALIZA RAZVOJA IMENSKE FORMULE U GRADU POŽEGI I OKOLNIM SELIMA TIJEKOM 18. STOLJEĆA NA TEMELJU MATIČNIH KNJIGA
ANALYSIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FAMILY NAME IN POŽEGA AND THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES DURING THE 18th CENTURY ON THE BASIS OF THE PARISH RECORDS

Summary/Abstract: In this article the author has analysed the development of the family name in Posega and in the surrounding villages during the 18th century on the basis of the parish records and using the method of genealogical reconstruction. The results of the analysis show that the name-formula in Posega and surrounding villages was instable during the whole 18th century. This meant a serious problem for the government and the Church because they couldn’t identify exactly each person. Only the prominent and noble families had stable family names. The common people had sometimes family names but they were usually identified by surnames (after their profession, ethnicity, physical characteristics, or other). The examining of the nameformula shows that there was no diference in the development of the name-formula between the city and the villages. Only after the law declared by Joseph II. in 1780 family name became obligatory for each person.

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