Surname Galik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Galik families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska and Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Galik live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Bacin Dol in Nova Gradiska area (15), Sesvete (<5), Nova Gradiska (<5), Horvati (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Galik (including: Galic , Galich , Gallik , Galici , Gallick , Galick , Galichuk , Galikh and Galichak ) is present in 71 countries worldwide. The family name "Galik " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 1000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Slovakia. "Galick " is used by some 200 people in the United States and about 100 in Canada. "Gallik " is used by some 900 people in Slovakia , about 600 in the United States , and some 80 people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Željko Galik, Anka Galik, Vesna Galik, Danko Galik, Dajana Galik, Milka Galik, Ivanka Galik, Snježana Galik, Vlatka Galik, Zlatko Galik, Slavko Galik, Blaž Galik, Ivan Galik, Alen Galik, Ljubica Galik, Milan Galik, Dragutin Galik, Imre Galik, Đuro Galik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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