Surname Lacko in modern Croatia

Lacko families are Croats and they are mostly from Virovitica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zabok area. In Galovec Začretski in Zabok area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Lacko.

Prevalence

About 320 people with faimily name Lacko live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 270 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Galovec Zacretski in Zabok area (35), Trnovec in Varazdin area (30), Kapela Dvor in Virovitica area (25), and in Sesvete (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lacko (including: Lazko , Latzko , Lacchio , Lachko , Lacco , Laccheo , Lazco , Lazhko and Lazcko ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. The family name "Lacko " is used by some 3000 people in Slovakia , about 2000 in Czech Republic , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Latzko " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Austria. "Lazcko " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Hrvoje Lacko, Franjo Lacko, Petar Lacko, Robert Lacko, Saša Lacko, Ružica Lacko, Ivana Lacko, Nikolina Lacko, Zdravko Lacko, Daniel Lacko, Miljenko Lacko, Marica Lacko, Tatjana Lacko, Vera Lacko, Janoš Lacko, Marijan Lacko, Tomislav Lacko, Valentina Lacko, Stjepan Lacko

Mentions in sources

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

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