Surname Gajtan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gajtan families are Croats (from Ilok ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ilok and Vinkovci.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Gajtan live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Osijek (<5), Ivankovo in Vinkovci area (<5), Brijest (<5), Zapresic (<5), and in Djakovo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gajtan (including: Gaitan , Gaytan , Geithman , Gaytán , Geitan , Gaithan , Gaythan and Gaidtan ) is present in 71 countries worldwide. "Gaytan " is used by some 70000 people in Mexico , about 10000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Guatemala. "Gaythan " is used by few people in the United States. "Gaidtan " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Gajtan, Snježana Gajtan, Igor Gajtan, Milan Gajtan, Ivan Gajtan, Kata Gajtan, Petar Gajtan, Ante Gajtan, Ana Gajtan, Marija Gajtan, Antun Gajtan, Dario Gajtan, Matej Gajtan, Ivica Gajtan, Josip Gajtan, Damir Gajtan

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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