Surname Lech in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lech families are generally Croats (from Osijek area ), rarely Germans (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Vinkovci area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Lech live in Croatia today, in three households only.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and another small place , mostly in Osijek (<10) and Bilje in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lech (including: Leech , Lecchi , Llech , Letzsch , Lezh , Lecther and Lecth ) is present in 76 countries worldwide. The family name "Lech " is used by some 10000 people in Poland , about 1000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Germany. "Lecth " is used by few people in the United States. "Leech " is used by some 6000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Great Britain , and some 2000 people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Josip Lech, Zlatko Lech, Mirela Lech, Eva Lech, Andrej Lech, Andres Lech, Branka Lech, Domagoj Lech, Matej Lech, Filip Lech, Adam Lech, Nika Lech

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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