Surname Hatz in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hatz families are Croats (from Zlatar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar area and in Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Hatz live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Krapinica in Zlatar area (<10), Petrinja (<5), Velika Pisanica in Grubisno Polje area (<5), and in Zavrsje Belecko (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hatz (including: Charatz , Chatz and Hattz ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Hatz " is used by some 900 people in Germany , about 600 in the United States , and some 300 people in Greece. "Hattz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Chatz " is used by some 100 people in South Africa , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Gordana Hatz, Mladen Hatz, Pavao Hatz, Milan Hatz, Snježana Hatz, Slavko Hatz, Marko Hatz, Oskar Hatz, Ivanka Hatz, Josip Hatz, Damir Hatz, Nives Hatz, Marija Hatz, Tereza Hatz, Marica Hatz, Ana Hatz, Kata Hatz, Cila Hatz, Mirko Hatz

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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