Surname Lacman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lacman families are Croats (from Biograd na moru area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Biograd na moru area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Lacman live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and two other places, mostly in Pakostane in Biograd na moru area (35), Hvar on the Island of Hvar (<10), Rijeka (<5), and in Dugopolje in Solin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lacman (including: Lachmann , Lachman , Lachhman , Latzman , Lachhaman , Lazman , Lachhiman , Lacmann and Lacchaman ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. "Latzman " is used by some 90 people in the United States. "Lachman " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 900 in South Africa , and some 800 people in the Netherlands. "Lachmann " is used by some 6000 people in Germany , about 400 in the United States , and some 200 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Marin Lacman, Valter Lacman, Ante Lacman, Slavko Lacman, Irena Lacman, Jeka Lacman, Marko Lacman, Miro Lacman, Željka Lacman, Mate Lacman, Anja Lacman, Danijela Lacman, Marina Lacman, Tomislav Lacman, Andrija Lacman, Iva Lacman, Anđela Lacman, Senia Lacman, Vinko Lacman

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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