Surname Glavac in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Glavac families are Croats (from Labin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin and in Labin area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Glavac live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Rijeka (<5) and Labin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Glavac (including: Glavach , Glawatz and Glavaz ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Glavac " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Germany. "Glavaz " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Italy. "Glawatz " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Vjekoslav Glavac, Anđelo Glavac, Danica Glavac, Laura Glavac, Pjerina Glavac, Moreno Glavac, Josip Glavac, Kazimir Glavac, Margherita Glavac

Mentions in sources

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

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