Surname Galle in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Galle families are Croats (from Novi Marof ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novi Marof.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Galle live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Drvenik in Ploce area (<5), Varazdin (<5), Novi Marof (<5), and in Podevcevo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Galle (including: Gallee , Ghalle , Gallé , Gallilee and Ghualle ) is present in 71 countries worldwide. The family name "Galle " is used by some 7000 people in France , about 7000 in Germany , and some 6000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Božidar Galle, Štefica Galle, Josefine Galle, Veronika Galle, Vjekoslav Galle, Hardo Galle, Agata Galle, Franjo Galle, Helena Galle, Josip Galle, Katarina Galle, Kristina Galle, Stjepan Galle

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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