Surname Hanc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hanc families are generally Croats (from Mursko Sredisce area ), very rarely Slovenes, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Mursko Sredisce area and in Beli Manastir.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Hanc live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Osijek (<5), Novo Selo Rok (<5), Stanetinec in Mursko Sredisce area (<5), Varazdinske Toplice (<5), and in Podturen in Mursko Sredisce area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hanc (including: Hanz , Hantz , Hantzsch , Hanch , Hancz , Thanz , Hanzha , Hancche and Hanzs ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. "Hanz " is used by some 2000 people in Indonesia , about 900 in the Philippines , and some 800 people in the United States. "Hantz " is used by some 1000 people in France , about 700 in the United States , and some 600 people in Niger. "Hancz " is used by some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Hanc, Antun Hanc, Božica Hanc, Nada Hanc, Dragan Hanc, Jože Hanc, Marija Hanc, Rozalija Hanc, Vlado Hanc, Jožef Hanc, Elizabeta Hanc, Stjepan Hanc, Zorica Hanc, Drago Hanc, Nevenka Hanc, Ljubica Hanc, Zdravko Hanc, Majda Hanc, Ivica Hanc

Mentions in sources

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

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