Surname Legac in modern Croatia

Legac families are Croats and they are mostly from Senj. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb. In Klada in Senj every eighth inhabitant had the family name Legac.

Prevalence

About 250 people with faimily name Legac live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 21 other places, mostly in Rijeka (60), Zagreb (55), Pozega (15), Radovanci in Pozega area (15), and in Seovci (15).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Legac (including: Legaz , Legach , Legatz and Legacz ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Legac " is used by some 500 people in France , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Legatz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Legacz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Legac, Goran Legac, Vladimir Legac, Zoran Legac, Habiba Legac, Marin Legac, Mirjana Legac, Branimir Legac, Marijan Legac, Lidija Legac, Vinka Legac, Gorana Legac, Vjekica Legac, Denisa Legac, Đuro Legac, Željko Legac, Josip Legac, Marko Legac, Ines Legac

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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