Surname Hlavač in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hlavač families are Croats (from Vrbovsko ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrbovsko and Belisce.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Hlavač live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and two other places, mostly in Vrbovsko (20), Valpovo (<10), Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Makarska (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hlavač (including: Hlavac , Hlavác , Hlavach , Hlawatsch , Hlavács , Hlavacs , Hlavachek , Hlawacz and Hlavatsch ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Hlavac " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 500 in Czech Republic , and some 60 people in Austria. "Hlavach " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in Canada. "Hlavatsch " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Iris Hlavač, Dinko Hlavač, Daniel Hlavač, Bratislav Hlavač, Maja Hlavač, Ciril Hlavač, Jim Hlavač, Jan Hlavač, Iva Hlavač, Božica Hlavač, Stanislava Hlavač, Bruno Hlavač, Damir Hlavač, Peter Hlavač, Vladimir Hlavač, Darko Hlavač, Josip Hlavač, Katja Hlavač, Marija Hlavač

Mentions in sources

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

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