Surname Gotvald in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gotvald families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area) and in Nova Gradiska. In Orlovača in Bosnian Krajina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Gotvald.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Gotvald live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 30 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 threee other places, mostly in Kutina (<10), Resetari in Nova Gradiska area (<10), Sisak (<10), Prvca (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gotvald (including: Gottwald , Gottvald and Gotwald ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Gotvald " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation , about 90 in Czech Republic , and some 70 people in the United States. "Gotwald " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Poland , and small number of people in Austria. "Gottwald " is used by some 7000 people in Germany , about 900 in Czech Republic , and some 900 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mihaela Gotvald, Mario Gotvald, Ana Gotvald, Alen Gotvald, Vladimir Gotvald, Đuro Gotvald, Ivan Gotvald, Štefanija Gotvald, Marina Gotvald, Stjepan Gotvald, Miroslav Gotvald, Josip Gotvald, Antun Gotvald, Marija Gotvald, Nada Gotvald, Željko Gotvald, Ankica Gotvald, Damir Gotvald, Valerija Gotvald

Mentions in sources

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.

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