Surname Franc in modern Croatia

Franc families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Lepoglava area. In Kebel in Lepoglava area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Franc.

Prevalence

About 330 people with faimily name Franc live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 350 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Zagreb (115), in Kebel (35) and Bedekovcina (25) in Lepoglava area, Osijek (15), and in Donja Pacetina in Zabok area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Franc (including: Franz , Frantz , Franch , Francz , Francci , Feranc , Franzz , Francc and Phrantz ) is present in 123 countries worldwide. The family name "Franc " is used by some 4000 people in France , about 2000 in Czech Republic , and some 800 people in the United States. "Franz " is used by some 60000 people in Germany , about 20000 in the United States , and some 8000 people in Brazil. "Frantz " is used by some 10000 people in Haiti , about 10000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Karolina Franc, Mladen Franc, Iris Franc, Renata Franc, Branko Franc, Viktor Franc, Olga Franc, Damir Franc, Vedrana Franc, Tihomir Franc, Ivan Franc, Andreas Franc, Dragutin Franc, Vedran Franc, Sanja Franc, Dalibor Franc, Zlatko Franc, Mario Franc, Jasminka Franc

Mentions in sources

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

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories