Surname Golac in modern Croatia

Golac families are Croats and they are mostly from Novi Vinodolski area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka. In Donji Lipovčani in Cazma every seventh inhabitant had the family name Golac.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Golac live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Rijeka (20), Gospic (15), Bakar (<10), and in Cazma (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Golac (including: Golaz , Gollaz , Golachha , Gollatz , Golach , Golatz , Gollach and Golacz ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Golac " is used by some 700 people in Peru , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Golatz " is used by small number of people in Austria and small number in the United States. "Golach " is used by some 70 people in Poland , small number in South Africa , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stipe Golac, Višnja Golac, Nina Golac, Elda Golac, Vladimir Golac, Andrej Golac, Gordan Golac, Vlatko Golac, Bogomir Golac, Vjenceslav Golac, Anita Golac, Kornelija Golac, Damir Golac, Josip Golac, Sonja Golac, Andrija Golac, Nenad Golac, Siniša Golac, Željko Golac

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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