Surname Gačeša in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gačeša families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Gačeša live in Croatia today, in four households only.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Javornik in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5), Split (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gačeša (including: Gacesa , Gachesa ) is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Gacesa " is used by some 50 people in the United States. "Gachesa " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tihana Gačeša, Katica Gačeša, Jagoda Gačeša, Mile Gačeša, Jelena Gačeša, Momčilo Gačeša, Milka Gačeša, Borivoj Gačeša, Kata Gačeša, Tanja Gačeša, Ranka Gačeša, Sofija Gačeša, Saša Gačeša, Jasmin Gačeša, Anđela Gačeša, Anja Gačeša, Sara Gačeša, Tomislav Gačeša, Srđan Gačeša

Mentions in sources

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

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