Surname Gloc in modern Croatia

Gloc families are Croats and they are mostly from Grubisno Polje. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje and Glina. In Turčević Polje in Grubisno Polje every tenth inhabitant had the family name Gloc.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Gloc live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Turcevic Polje (25), Grubisno Polje (10), Sisak (<10), Novi Antunovac in Virovitica area (<10), and in Osijek (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Gloc (including: Glotz , Gloz , Glozzy , Gloch and Glooch ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. "Gloz " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Glotz " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 100 in France , and some 100 people in the United States. "Glooch " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Viktor Gloc, Ivan Gloc, Damir Gloc, Zdenko Gloc, Ivanka Gloc, Saša Gloc, Darko Gloc, Zlatko Gloc, Mihaela Gloc, Zlata Gloc, Mirjana Gloc, Alenka Gloc, Ana Gloc, Štefica Gloc, Željko Gloc, Vesna Gloc, Kristijan Gloc, Srećko Gloc, Drago Gloc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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