Surname Doležal in modern Croatia

Doležal families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Pakrac , less frequently Czechs (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Doležal live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 270 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 31 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Kutina (10), Novska (10), Lipik (10), and in Osijek (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Doležal (including: Dolezal , Dolezhal , Dollezhal and Dollezal ) is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Dolezal " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Czech Republic , and some 400 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Jaroslav Doležal, Milan Doležal, Ksenija Doležal, Jasminka Doležal, Miroslav Doležal, Ljiljana Doležal, Dalibor Doležal, Zvonko Doležal, Tonko Doležal, Dubravka Doležal, Igor Doležal, Darko Doležal, Tomislav Doležal, Gordan Doležal, Stjepan Doležal, Dragana Doležal, Franjo Doležal, Brigita Doležal, Vedran Doležal

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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