Surname Gatin in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gatin families are Croats (from the Island of Hvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Metkovic.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Gatin live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<10), Split (<5), and in Hvar on the Island of Hvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gatin (including: Gatien , Ghatin , Gattin and Gathin ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. "Gathin " is used by few people in the United States. "Gatien " is used by some 600 people in Canada , about 400 in France , and some 200 people in the United States. "Gattin " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Gatin, Živko Gatin, Ivan Gatin, Marija Gatin, Meri Gatin, Andrija Gatin, Inno Gatin, Neva Gatin, Gordana Gatin, Mihovil Gatin, Aleksander Gatin, Branka Gatin, Dora Gatin, Lada Gatin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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