In Croatia, Hauk families are predominantly Croats (from Vinkovci area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Middle Bosnia (Jajce area).
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Hauk live in Croatia today, in four households only. They are located in only five Croatian places: in Vinkovci (<5), Nova Gradiska (<5), Tordinci in Vinkovci area (<5), Zeleno Polje in Beli Manastir area (<5), and in Zestilac on the Island of Krk (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.