Surname Jaklić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jaklić families are almost entirely Croats (from Orahovica area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar and Zagreb. In Završje Belečko in Zlatar every sixth inhabitant had the family name Jaklić.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Jaklić live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Osijek (<10), Dolci (<10), Cetekovac in Orahovica area (<10), and in Poznanovec in Lepoglava area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Jaklić (including: Jaklic , Jaklitsch , Jaklich , Yaklich , Jacklich , Yaklic , Jacklitsch , Jacklick , Yacklich and Jaklicz ) is present in 22 countries on four continents. The family name "Jaklic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Jaklich " is used by some 80 people in the United States. "Jaklitsch " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 100 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Mario Jaklić, Igor Jaklić, Josip Jaklić, Zdravko Jaklić, Ivanka Jaklić, Dubravka Jaklić, Elvira Jaklić, Tomislav Jaklić, Božica Jaklić, Siniša Jaklić, Ivan Jaklić, Mijo Jaklić, Zvonko Jaklić, Ljiljana Jaklić, Draga Jaklić, Ana Jaklić, Juraj Jaklić, Ivana Jaklić, Ivica Jaklić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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