Surname Gadanec in modern Croatia

Gadanec families are Croats and they are mostly from Prelog area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Gadanec live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (25), Kotoriba in Prelog area (20), Jagnjedovec (15), Puricani (<10), and in Podhum in Rijeka area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gadanec (including: Gadanecz , Gadanez ) is present in 6 countries on two continents.

Characteristic first names

Monika Gadanec, Bernarda Gadanec, Mato Gadanec, Robert Gadanec, Davorin Gadanec, Damir Gadanec, Kristina Gadanec, Goran Gadanec, Marija Gadanec, Blaženka Gadanec, Danijel Gadanec, Nevenka Gadanec, Mihaela Gadanec, Ivan Gadanec, Nada Gadanec, Jožef Gadanec, Stjepan Gadanec, Stanko Gadanec, Sanja Gadanec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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