Surname Holik in modern Croatia

Holik families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Slavonski Brod area , less frequently Rusyns (from Iloka area). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and Zagreb. In Vrbas in Middle Bosnia nearly every inhabitant had the family name Holik.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Holik live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Osijek (20), Slavonski Brod (15), Petrovci in Vukovar area (10), and in Miklusevci in Ilok area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Holik (including: Holic , Hollick , Holick , Holiq , Holyk , Hollik , Holics , Holich and Hoolick ) is present in 65 countries worldwide. "Holick " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Hollick " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 500 in Great Britain , and some 200 people in South Africa. "Holic " is used by some 3000 people in Indonesia , about 800 in Slovakia , and some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Holik, Vladimir Holik, Siniša Holik, Katica Holik, Dubravka Holik, Ivan Holik, Zoran Holik, Alica Holik, Đuro Holik, Dominik Holik, Ana Holik, Viktor Holik, Filip Holik, Damir Holik, Branko Holik, Božidar Holik, Tanja Holik, Vlatka Holik, Božica Holik

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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