Surname Galinović in modern Croatia

Galinović families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Brac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Belisce. In Veliškovci in Belisce every fourtieth inhabitant had the family name Galinović.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Galinović live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Valpovo (20), Pucisca on the Island of Brac (15), Zagreb (15), Ivanovac in Osijek area (15), and in Gat (10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and Australia (1).
Family name Galinović (including: Galinovic , Galinovich and Gallinovich ) is present in 11 countries worldwide. "Gallinovich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mili Galinović, Ivana Galinović, Matko Galinović, Stjepko Galinović, Andro Galinović, Silvana Galinović, Miroslav Galinović, Ilija Galinović, Petar Galinović, Kristina Galinović, Katarina Galinović, Željko Galinović, Silvio Galinović, Etelka Galinović, Karmen Galinović, Stevo Galinović, Mladen Galinović, Tibor Galinović, Stipe Galinović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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