Surname Bilac in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bilac families are Croats (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Bilac live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Osijek (<10) and Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bilac (including: Belac , Billac , Bilhac , Bielaz , Bilach , Bilazzo , Bielach , Bielac and Bilacz ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Bilac " is used by some 2000 people in Brazil , about 800 in Turkey , and some 70 people in the United States. "Bielaz " is used by some 50 people in Argentina and small number in the United States. "Bielac " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Kornelija Bilac, Đuro Bilac, Ivica Bilac, Andrija Bilac, Marica Bilac, Jan Bilac, Zorica Bilac, Ivan Bilac, Mara Bilac, Marija Bilac

Mentions in sources

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

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