Surname Gott in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gott families are Croats (from Varazdin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Gott live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (15), Varazdin (10), Makarska (<5), and in Vinica in Ivanec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gott (including: Goott , Gothot , Gothart , Gotthi and Gothat ) is present in 49 countries worldwide. The family name "Gott " is used by some 8000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 700 people in Great Britain. "Goott " is used by some 200 people in South Africa and about 60 in the United States. "Gothot " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Belgium , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Gott, Vlatka Gott, Davor Gott, Željko Gott, Višnja Gott, Filip Gott, Jasenka Gott, Alan Gott, Katica Gott, Dražen Gott, Stjepan Gott, Darinka Gott, Krešimir Gott, Dubravka Gott, Blanka Gott, Jasminko Gott, Ladislava Gott, Vedran Gott, Martina Gott

Mentions in sources

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

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