Surname Galac in modern Croatia

Galac families are Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Biograd na moru area and in Zadar.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Galac live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Zadar (35), Polaca in Benkovac area (35), Donje Rastane in Biograd na moru area (20), and in Gospic (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Galac (including: Galaz , Galacz , Galach , Galatz , Gallach , Galliac , Galacci , Gallac and Galhac ) is present in 52 countries worldwide. The family name "Galac " is used by some 200 people in the Philippines , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Moldova. "Galaz " is used by some 20000 people in Chile , about 10000 in Mexico , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Galatz " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Austria , and small number of people in Sweden.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Galac, Ana Galac, Ivica Galac, Ivana Galac, Kristina Galac, Alen Galac, Vesna Galac, Siniša Galac, Robert Galac, Željka Galac, Anita Galac, Marina Galac, Vlatka Galac, Slavica Galac, Gordana Galac, Mario Galac, Mirjana Galac, Igor Galac, Dragana Galac

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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