Surname Lačan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lačan families are Croats (from Ludbreg ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Ludbreg.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Lačan live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<5) and Sisak (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lačan (including: Lacan , Lachman , Lachan , Lachlan , Lackan , Lackhan , Laccan , Laacan , Latschan and Lacsan ) is present in 75 countries worldwide. "Lachan " is used by small number of people in Sweden , small number in the United States , and small number of people in the Netherlands. "Lachman " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 900 in South Africa , and some 800 people in the Netherlands. "Lachlan " is used by some 200 people in Australia , about 100 in Great Britain , and some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Slobodan Lačan, Marijan Lačan, Ivan Lačan, Božica Lačan, Marina Lačan, Josip Lačan, Ružica Lačan, Cecilija Lačan, Marija Lačan, Iva Lačan, Dunja Lačan, Luka Lačan, Vendelin Lačan, Alojz Lačan, Božena Lačan, Franjo Lačan, Jalža Lačan, Slavko Lačan, Stjepan Lačan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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