Surname Jauk in modern Croatia

Jauk families are Croats and they are mostly from Delnice area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb. In Tusti Vrh in Delnice area every third inhabitant had the family name Jauk.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Jauk live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Rijeka (20), Skrad in Delnice area (10), Delnice (<10), and in Viskovo in Rijeka area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jauk (including: Jauch , Yauk , Jauck , Yauck , Jaucha , Lyauk , Jauchen , Jauchem and Yaueck ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. "Yauk " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Cambodia , and about 100 in Russian Federation. "Yauck " is used by some 200 people in Argentina , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Senegal. "Jauch " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 400 people in Switzerland.

Characteristic first names

Duško Jauk, Andrea Jauk, Elvis Jauk, Damir Jauk, Julije Jauk, Zlatko Jauk, Darija Jauk, Andrija Jauk, Tatjana Jauk, Velimir Jauk, Mladen Jauk, Daniel Jauk, Renata Jauk, Nenad Jauk, Suzana Jauk, Dario Jauk, Ana Jauk, Eugen Jauk, Vladimir Jauk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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