Surname Golec in modern Croatia

Golec families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdinske Toplice area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pregrada. In Potok Kalnički in Varazdinske Toplice area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Golec.

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Golec live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 390 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 42 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Mali Bukovec in Ludbreg area (20), Preseka Petrovska in Krapina area (20), Potok Kalnicki in Varazdinske Toplice area (20), and in Bjelovar (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Golec (including: Golez , Goletz , Golechha , Golletz , Golech , Golliez , Golecc and Golecz ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. The family name "Golec " is used by some 10000 people in Poland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Turkey. "Golez " is used by some 10000 people in the Philippines , about 300 in the United States , and some 100 people in Thailand. "Goletz " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Marija Golec, Miroslav Golec, Ivan Golec, Kristian Golec, Zlatko Golec, Iva Golec, Sanja Golec, Nenad Golec, Zagorka Golec, Dubravka Golec, Branko Golec, Milka Golec, Darko Golec, Anita Golec, Jelena Golec, Slavko Golec, Zdenko Golec, Ivanka Golec, Stjepan Golec

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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