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

U radu se na temelju analize zapisa u matičnim knjigama požeške župe metodom genealoške rekonstrukcije analizira razvoj imenske formule u Požegi i okolnim selima tijekom 18. stoljeća. Utvrđuje se da je imenska formula tijekom 18. stoljeća bila nestabilna što je pravilo velikih problema crkvenim i svjetovnim vlastima. Do tada su nepromjenjiva prezimena imale samo ugledne gradske i plemićke obitelji, a obični su ljudi uz ime imali i niz pridjevaka po kojima su prepoznavani u užoj sredini u kojoj su živjeli. Tek su uvođenjem snažne centralizirane državne vlasti stvoreni uvjeti stvaranja čvrste imenske formule. Patentom Josipa II. iz 1780. godine i zakonski je propisano da svaki čovjek u Monarhiji mora imati nepromjenjivo prezime kako bi se mogao identificirati.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 overnment 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 name formula 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