In Croatia, Gottwald families are predominantly Italians (from Rovinj ), rarely Croats (from Kutina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Kutina.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Gottwald live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Rovinj (<10), Kutina (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Osijek (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Gottwald is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Gottwald " is used by some 7000 people in Germany , about 900 in Czech Republic , and some 900 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.