Surname Grgar in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Grgar live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are only located in two Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Novo Cice (15), Ribnica (10), Bestovje in Samobor area (<10), Velika Gorica (<5), and in Scitarjevo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Grgar (including: Ghergar , Gergar ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. "Gergar " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in Saudi Arabia , and small number of people in Mexico.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Grgar, Ljiljana Grgar, Jasminko Grgar, Martina Grgar, Ivan Grgar, Franjo Grgar, Slavko Grgar, Fadila Grgar, Stjepan Grgar, Marija Grgar, Aleksandra Grgar, Ružica Grgar, Barbara Grgar, Marko Grgar, Jagica Grgar, Mara Grgar, Slava Grgar, Mato Grgar, Bara Grgar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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