Surname Lač in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lač families are predominantly Croats (from Ilok area ), rarely Hungarians (also from Ilok area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Ilok area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Lač live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Osijek (<10), Beli Manastir (<5), Opatovac in Ilok area (<5), and in Porec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lač (including: Lac , Lach , Latsch , Lachi , Lack , Laci , Lache , Lacz , Lazz and Lacs ) is present in 124 countries worldwide. The family name "Lac " is used by some 30000 people in Viet Nam , about 4000 in France , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Lach " is used by some 10000 people in Poland , about 9000 in Cambodia , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Latsch " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 700 in the United States , and some 400 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Lač, Dario Lač, Anamarija Lač, Božidar Lač, Đurđica Lač, Dubravka Lač, Srećko Lač, Zolik Lač, Anica Lač, Hrvoje Lač, Hana Lač, Maša Lač, Lara Lač, Nera Lač, Marija Lač, Jelena Lač

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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