Surname Kolaček in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kolaček families are mainly Croats (from Daruvar area ), less frequently Czechs (from Daruvar ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Kolaček live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Daruvar (15), Borova Kosa in Daruvar area (10), Bjelovar (<5), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kolaček (including: Kolácek , Kolacek , Kolaczek , Kolatschek , Kolachek , Kolacheck and Kolaceck ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Kolacek " is used by some 300 people in Czech Republic and about 80 in the United States. "Kolacheck " is used by few people in the United States. "Kolaceck " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdenko Kolaček, Sanja Kolaček, Zlatko Kolaček, Damir Kolaček, Vinka Kolaček, Ivana Kolaček, Miro Kolaček, Vladimir Kolaček, Gordana Kolaček, Dubravka Kolaček, Tomislav Kolaček, Oto Kolaček, Miroslav Kolaček, Ružica Kolaček, Ana Kolaček, Josip Kolaček, Vesna Kolaček, Stjepan Kolaček, Ivan Kolaček

Mentions in sources

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

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