In Croatia, Legaz families are Croats by relative majority (from Dubrovnik ), equally Italians (also from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Legaz live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Dubrovnik (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Veli Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Legaz is present in 12 countries worldwide.
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.