Surname Gojtan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gojtan families are generally Croats (from Buje area ), barely Serbs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Umag and Pazin.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Gojtan live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Fiorini in Buje area (10), Dajla (<10), Rijeka (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Pazin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gojtan (including: Gaitan , Gaytan , Gaitán , Gaytán , Goytan , Gajtan , Gaithan , Gaittan and Goitan ) is present in 74 countries worldwide. "Gaytan " is used by some 70000 people in Mexico , about 10000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Guatemala. "Gaittan " is used by few people in the United States. "Gaytán " is used by some 2000 people in Mexico , about 200 in Guatemala , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ado Gojtan, Stojan Gojtan, Nina Gojtan, Ivan Gojtan, Danijela Gojtan, Anđelka Gojtan, Suzana Gojtan, Edi Gojtan, Džon Gojtan, Oleg Gojtan, Igor Gojtan, Elvis Gojtan, Rinelda Gojtan, Damir Gojtan, Sandi Gojtan, Robert Gojtan, Kata Gojtan, Ljubinka Gojtan, Darinka Gojtan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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