In Croatia, Hegolj families are Croats (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Donja Stubica area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Hegolj live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Sesvete (<10), Suplja Lipa in Daruvar area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Velika Mlaka (<5), and in Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hegolj is present in this form only in Croatia.