Surname Gate in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gate families are generally Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Doboj, Bosnia (Doboj area).

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Gate live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Mokosica (<5), Duba Stonska on the Peljesac peninsula (<5), Split (<5), Nova Mokosica (<5), and in Orasac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gate (including: Ghate , Gathe , Gatte , Gathee , Gathje , Gatee , Gaate , Gahte and Gadthe ) is present in 96 countries worldwide. "Gathe " is used by some 500 people in Central African Republic , about 200 in the United States , and some 80 people in Norway. "Gatte " is used by some 500 people in Central African Republic , about 200 in Brazil , and some 200 people in the United States. "Ghate " is used by some 1000 people in Iran , about 400 in the United States , and some 200 people in Iraq.

Characteristic first names

Jelka Gate, Nikša Gate, Barbara Gate, Đurica Gate, Ada Gate, Željko Gate, Srećko Gate, Dome Gate, Marija Gate, Milka Gate, Nikola Gate, Nikolina Gate, Ana Gate, Niko Gate, Ivo Gate, Ljubo Gate

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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