Surname Lach in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lach families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area and in Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Lach live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Virovitica (<10), Spisic Bukovica in Virovitica area (<10), Staro Petrovo Selo in Nova Gradiska area (<10), Gorica in Koprivnica area (<10), and in Dugo Selo (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lach (including: Llach , Lachchi , Lacch , Lachhi , Lachhu , Lachha , Lachho , Lachhe and Latzch ) is present in 65 countries worldwide. The family name "Lach " is used by some 10000 people in Poland , about 9000 in Cambodia , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Latzch " is used by few people in the United States. "Lachhu " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Lach, Gordana Lach, Nevenka Lach, Antun Lach, Kristijan Lach, Danijel Lach, Tomislav Lach, Danica Lach, Emilija Lach, Josip Lach, Clemens Lach, Maksimilijan Lach, Vilim Lach, Štefica Lach, Blaženka Lach, Marina Lach, Alojz Lach, Miljenko Lach, Blanka Lach

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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