Surname Hrvat in modern Croatia

Hrvat families are Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area) and in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Sanski Most area).

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Hrvat live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 37 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Novska (25), Labin (15), Babina Greda in Zupanja area (10), and in Sisak (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hrvat (including: Thorvat , Chorvat , Thorwat , Hervat , Chorwat , Herwat , Hervath , Herwadt and Chorvath ) is present in 52 countries worldwide. The family name "Hrvat " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in Australia , and small number of people in the United States. "Hervat " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in France. "Herwat " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivo Hrvat, Nada Hrvat, Vlasta Hrvat, Dragan Hrvat, Mladen Hrvat, Tomislav Hrvat, Juro Hrvat, Ivica Hrvat, Mirjana Hrvat, Miro Hrvat, Jasna Hrvat, Danijela Hrvat, Slavko Hrvat, Drago Hrvat, Mario Hrvat, Štefo Hrvat, Mato Hrvat, Vinko Hrvat, Merima Hrvat

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over four hundred times, the first time 1669 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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