Surname Donat in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Donat families are mainly Croats (from Daruvar ), less frequently Czechs (also from Daruvar ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar and in Garesnica area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Donat live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and another small place , mostly in Daruvar (20), Zagreb (<5), Vukovar (<5), Karlovac (<5), and in Hercegovac in Garesnica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Donat (including: Donath , Donathan , Donnat , Donatt , Donadt , Donatho , Donathy , Donatha and Dhonat ) is present in 81 countries worldwide. "Donadt " is used by some 90 people in Argentina , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Donatt " is used by some 200 people in Mexico and small number in the United States. "Dhonat " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ines Donat, Danijel Donat, Drena Donat, Zvonko Donat, Anita Donat, Marija Donat, Marijeta Donat, Branimir Donat, Josip Donat, Krstimir Donat, Elvis Donat, Franjo Donat, Vilim Donat, Đurđa Donat, Željko Donat, Vlastimir Donat, Amalija Donat, Štefanija Donat, Karlo Donat

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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