Surname Golik in modern Croatia

Golik families are Croats and they are mostly from Slatina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Gospic area.

Prevalence

About 380 people with faimily name Golik live in Croatia today, in 180 households. There were 460 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 35 cities and 60 other places, mostly in Zagreb (80), Rijeka (25), Marino Selo (15), Karlovac (15), and in Belisce (15).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (2), Germany (2), and to the United States (2).
Family name Golik (including: Golic , Golich , Golick , Golicz , Golyk , Gollick , Goolik , Golichuk and Golichko ) is present in 57 countries worldwide. "Golick " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Goolik " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Gollick " is used by some 80 people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Gordana Golik, Željko Golik, Antun Golik, Igor Golik, Inna Golik, Dražen Golik, Josip Golik, Stjepan Golik, Branko Golik, Brankica Golik, Davorin Golik, Ljiljana Golik, Katica Golik, Željka Golik, Maja Golik, Mato Golik, Tihomir Golik, Milan Golik, Ivica Golik

Mentions in sources

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

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