Surname Lacković in modern Croatia

Lacković families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Djurdjevac area and according to some sources from Ivanec area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Varazdin. In Tugonica in Zlatar area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Lacković.

Prevalence

About 2000 people with faimily name Lacković live in Croatia today, in 800 households. There were 2200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 57 cities and 217 other places, mostly in Zagreb (290), Velika Mlaka (90), Osijek (85), Sesvete (60), and in Tugonica in Zlatar area (55).

Outside Croatia

At least 24 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (11), the United States (4), Australia (3), Sweden (2), Argentina (2), Austria (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Lacković (including: Lackovic , Lackovich , Lachkovic , Lackowicz and Lachkovics ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Lackovic " is used by some 1000 people in Slovakia , about 700 in the United States , and some 100 people in Australia. "Lackovich " is used by some 80 people in the United States. "Lachkovic " is used by some 200 people in Slovakia , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Mexico , small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Lacković, Ivan Lacković, Blaženko Lacković, Marko Lacković, Bruno Lacković, Mladen Lacković, Davor Lacković, Željko Lacković, Miroslav Lacković, Zdravko Lacković, Ljerka Lacković, Josip Lacković, Marija Lacković, Igor Lacković, Saša Lacković, Rudika Lacković, Branko Lacković, Velimir Lacković, Vlatko Lacković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1701 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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