Surname Gomboc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gomboc families are predominantly Croats (from Velika Gorica ), rarely Hungarians (from Bjelovar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sisak.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Gomboc live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Bjelovar (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), Petrinja (<5), and in Cakovec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gomboc (including: Gombotz , Gombocz and Gomboz ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. "Gomboz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Gombotz " is used by some 200 people in Austria and about 50 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krešimir Gomboc, Marica Gomboc, Goran Gomboc, Stanislav Gomboc, Andreja Gomboc, Miroslav Gomboc, Tomislav Gomboc, Vlatka Gomboc, Hrvoje Gomboc, Ivan Gomboc, Đurđica Gomboc, Jagoda Gomboc, Franjo Gomboc, Kristijan Gomboc, Katica Gomboc, Emilija Gomboc, Nada Gomboc, Zdenka Gomboc, Stjepan Gomboc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1932 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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