Surname Galantić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Galantić families are Croats (from the Island of Brac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Krk and in Zadar.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Galantić live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Supetar on the Island of Brac (<5), and in Malinska (<5) and Sveti Vid-Miholjice (<5) on the Island of Krk.

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Galantić (including: Galantic , Galantich ) is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Galantic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Galantich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nela Galantić, Zoran Galantić, Ive Galantić, Dominik Galantić, Petar Galantić, Ivan Galantić, Anton Galantić, Kate Galantić, Alma Galantić, Matej Galantić, Milorad Galantić, Dario Galantić, Margarita Galantić, Ana Galantić, Antica Galantić, John Galantić, Josip Galantić, Katica Galantić, Mare Galantić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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