Lagator families are Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj area and in Sinj. In places Krivodol and Ljut in Sinj area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Lagator.
Prevalence
About 170 people with faimily name Lagator live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Vedrine (40), Trilj (20) and Grab (15) in Sinj area, Viskovci in Djakovo area (10), and in Vinkovci (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Lagator is present in 10 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1931 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.