Surname Galo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Galo families are generally Croats (from Osijek area ), very rarely Serbs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Beli Manastir.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Galo live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located and 5 other Croatian places, mostly in Beli Manastir (<10), Antunovac in Osijek area (<10), Osijek (<5), Pula (<5), and in Sumber in Labin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Galo (including: Gallo , Gallio , Ghaloo , Galloo , Galoh , Ghalo , Galó , Galló and Galoo ) is present in 126 countries worldwide. "Galoo " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Galloo " is used by some 200 people in France , about 90 in Belgium , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Galo, Igor Galo, Jovan Galo, Đuro Galo, Anica Galo, Masimo Galo, Martina Galo, Mirta Galo, Davorka Galo, Ivana Galo, Luana Galo, Danica Galo, Marijan Galo, Bruno Galo, Jožef Galo, Eva Galo, Ivan Galo, Petar Galo, Jolanda Galo

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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