Surname Giljan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Giljan families are generally Croats (from Danilovgrad, Montenegro ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrlika and Djakovo.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Giljan live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in five Croatian cities only: in Maovice (10), Solin (<10), Rijeka (<5), Kastel Sucurac (<5), and in Senj (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Giljan (including: Gillian , Gillihan , Gilian , Gilyan , Gillylan , Giljahn , Gelian , Ghilian and Gillyean ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. The family name "Giljan " is used by few people in Czech Republic , few people in the Netherlands , and few people in the United States. "Gilyan " is used by some 80 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Gilian " is used by some 80 people in Indonesia , about 60 in Peru , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ante Giljan, Branko Giljan, Marijo Giljan, Petar Giljan, Mile Giljan, Niko Giljan, Slavko Giljan, Božo Giljan, Ivan Giljan, Nevenka Giljan, Sandra Giljan, Mara Giljan, Pera Giljan, Maša Giljan, Jure Giljan, Nikola Giljan, Marija Giljan, Stanojka Giljan, Milica Giljan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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