Surname Galić in modern Croatia

Galić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Siroki Brijeg area) and in Zagreb. In places Ljubotići , Crne Lokve and Vinjani in Herzegovina every third inhabitant had the family name Galić.

Prevalence

About 5300 people with faimily name Galić live in Croatia today, in 2100 households. There were 2200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 95 cities and 374 other places, mostly in Zagreb (1230), Split (505), Imotski (225), Osijek (180), and in Slavonski Brod (110).

Outside Croatia

At least 51 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (25), the United States (8), Australia (6), Switzerland (3), France (3), Austria (3), Sweden (2), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Galić (including: Galic , Galich , Galicha , Galici , Gallic , Gallick , Galicz , Galick , Gallici and Galitsch ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. The family name "Galic " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 2000 in Spain , and some 700 people in the United States. "Galicz " is used by some 200 people in Hungary , about 50 in Poland , and small number of people in the United States. "Galick " is used by some 200 people in the United States and about 100 in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Radoslav Galić, Jure Galić, Mirko Galić, Dražen Galić, Dominik Galić, Branko Galić, Josip Galić, Edvard Galić, Ivica Galić, Tatjana Galić, Tomo Galić, Zdravko Galić, Jakša Galić, Milan Galić, Jadranko Galić, Romana Galić, Mile Galić, Irena Galić, Željko Galić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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