Surname Kloc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kloc families are Croats (from Kutina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica area and in Ivanic-Grad.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kloc live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Janja Lipa (<5), Virovitica (<5), Brodski Stupnik in Pleternica area (<5), Djurdjekovec (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kloc (including: Klotz , Kloz , Kloch , Klotzsch , Klooz , Clotz , Cloch , Chiloch and Cloc ) is present in 64 countries worldwide. The family name "Kloc " is used by some 9000 people in Poland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 400 people in Czech Republic. "Kloz " is used by some 200 people in Czech Republic , about 200 in Germany , and small number of people in Ukraine , small number of people in the United States. "Klotz " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Kloc, Zvonko Kloc, Biserka Kloc, Kornelija Kloc, Andrija Kloc, Adela Kloc, Ivan Kloc, Terezija Kloc, Šima Kloc, Marija Kloc, Antun Kloc, Dragica Kloc, Kata Kloc, Janja Kloc, Željko Kloc, Marica Kloc, Katarina Kloc, Brigita Kloc, Verena Kloc

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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