Surname Lajko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lajko families are mainly Hungarians (from Ilok area ), less frequently Croats (also from Ilok area ), and very rarely Czechs (from Velika Gorica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ilok area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Lajko live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in one city and 6 other places, mostly in Cakovci (15) and Tompojevci (<10) in Ilok area, Velika Gorica (<5), Dalj in Vinkovci area (<5), and in Fazana (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lajko (including: Lajkó , Layco , Layko , Laiko , Leiko , Lalyko , Laykho , Leico and Leikko ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. The family name "Lajko " is used by some 200 people in Hungary and small number in the United States. "Lajkó " is used by some 1000 people in Hungary and about 80 in the United States. "Layco " is used by some 3000 people in the Philippines , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Žolti Lajko, Kristyna Lajko, Ivan Lajko, Violeta Lajko, Ljudevit Lajko, Laslo Lajko, Tiburcije Lajko, Roza Lajko, Oldriška Lajko, Marica Lajko, Franjo Lajko, Robert Lajko, Alenka Lajko, Ilona Lajko, Ilonka Lajko, Josip Lajko, Karlo Lajko, Brigita Lajko, Antun Lajko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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