Surname Gabrovec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gabrovec families are predominantly Croats (from Slatina area ), rarely Slovenes (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Gabrovec live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Pula (<5), Samobor (<5), Virovitica (<5), and in Milanovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gabrovec is present in 11 countries on four continents.

Characteristic first names

Anica Gabrovec, Nino Gabrovec, Zdenka Gabrovec, Stjepan Gabrovec, Sandra Gabrovec, Gordana Gabrovec, Gordan Gabrovec, Saša Gabrovec, Tomislav Gabrovec, Bojan Gabrovec, Nada Gabrovec, Renata Gabrovec, Čedomir Gabrovec, Zdenko Gabrovec, Alojz Gabrovec, Anka Gabrovec, Đurđa Gabrovec, Vjekoslav Gabrovec, Albin Gabrovec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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