Surname Gobin in modern Croatia

Gobin families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Ugljan. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Ugljan.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Gobin live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Kali on the Island of Ugljan (95), Zadar (65), Zagreb (15), Split (<10), and in Medulin in Pula area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gobin (including: Gobbin , Gobien , Goobin and Gobyn ) is present in 50 countries worldwide. The family name "Gobin " is used by some 3000 people in France , about 2000 in the United States , and some 900 people in Trinidad and Tobago. "Gobien " is used by some 70 people in Belgium , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Gobin, Jasna Gobin, Igor Gobin, Šime Gobin, Sandra Gobin, Miljenko Gobin, Ivana Gobin, Serđo Gobin, Ivan Gobin, Ernes Gobin, Nedjeljko Gobin, Denis Gobin, Darko Gobin, Boris Gobin, Vedran Gobin, Slavko Gobin, Duško Gobin, Marko Gobin, Jelena Gobin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1825 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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