Surname Lanc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lanc families are predominantly Croats (from Srijem, Vojvodina ), rarely Czechs (from Daruvar area ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Lanc live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Daruvarski Brestovac in Daruvar area (<10), Dugo Selo (<10), and in Cernik in Rijeka area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lanc (including: Lanz , Lantz , Lancz , Lantzsch , Lanch , Lanzhu , Lanchhe and Lanzhi ) is present in 87 countries worldwide. "Lantz " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 4000 in Sweden , and some 1000 people in Canada. "Lancz " is used by some 300 people in Slovakia , about 200 in Hungary , and some 100 people in the United States. "Lanch " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Colombia.

Characteristic first names

Domagoj Lanc, Emanuel Lanc, Tamara Lanc, Dragan Lanc, Marija Lanc, Branko Lanc, Jaruška Lanc, Goran Lanc, Sonja Lanc, Snežana Lanc, Vlado Lanc, Marijan Lanc, Josip Lanc, Višnja Lanc, Krešimir Lanc, Marina Lanc, Ivica Lanc, Đuro Lanc, Dragutin Lanc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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