Surname Kalc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kalc families are almost entirely Croats (from Bakar ), very rarely Slovenes (from Opatija ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Sisak. In Hreljin in Bakar every eightieth inhabitant had the family name Kalc.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Kalc live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 8 cities and two other places, mostly in Hreljin (<10), Novo Selo Palanjecko (<10), Zagreb (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Opatija (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kalc (including: Kalz , Kaltz , Kalch , Kallich and Kalcz ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. "Kalz " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 200 in Uganda , and some 200 people in the United States. "Kaltz " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and small number of people in Brazil. "Kalcz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davor Kalc, Mladen Kalc, Anton Kalc, Andrea Kalc, Branko Kalc, Jagoda Kalc, Marin Kalc, Eva Kalc, Ivan Kalc, Marinko Kalc, Silvija Kalc, Edvard Kalc, Stanislav Kalc, Mandica Kalc, Milovanka Kalc, Josip Kalc, Silvana Kalc, Silvano Kalc, Marina Kalc

Mentions in sources

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

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