Surname Gegeš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gegeš families are predominantly Croats (from Ilok ), rarely Hungarians (from Djakovo ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and Ilok.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Gegeš live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located and another small Croatian place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Porec (<5), Ilok (<5), Selci Djakovacki (<5), and in Beli Manastir (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gegeš (including: Geges , Geerges ) is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Geges " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Geerges " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Gegeš, Manda Gegeš, Marinko Gegeš, Josip Gegeš, Antun Gegeš, Marija Gegeš, Andrija Gegeš, Ana Gegeš, Katarina Gegeš, Stjepan Gegeš, Anna Gegeš, Jagoda Gegeš, Željko Gegeš, Nada Gegeš, Jelena Gegeš, Tomislav Gegeš, Ivana Gegeš, Antonia Gegeš, Kata Gegeš

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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