Surname Gec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gec families are almost entirely Croats (from Sisak area ), barely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and in Sisak area.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Gec live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Tisina Erdedska in Sisak area (25), Sisak (20), Hrastelnica (10), Karlovac (<10), and in Plesce (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gec (including: Getz , Gez , Gezha , Gech , Gezzi , Gezza , Gecz , Geez and Geccha ) is present in 88 countries worldwide. The family name "Gec " is used by some 50 people in Czech Republic , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Getz " is used by some 9000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Pakistan , and some 800 people in Germany. "Gecz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdenka Gec, Robert Gec, Damir Gec, Emil Gec, Borislav Gec, Jelena Gec, Mirela Gec, Željko Gec, Teo Gec, Ivan Gec, Jurica Gec, Mirjana Gec, Jovan Gec, Vesna Gec, Gordan Gec, Stjepan Gec, Dijana Gec, Zlatko Gec, Romana Gec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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