Surname Linč in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Linč families are Croats (from Pazin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pazin area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Linč live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four Croatian places: in Pula (<5), in Cere (<5) and Jurici (<5) in Pazin area, and in Jurici (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Linč (including: Linch , Linc , Linck , Linchi , Lincho , Lincz , Linche , Linci , Lincs and Liench ) is present in 144 countries worldwide. The family name "Linc " is used by some 100 people in Czech Republic , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Indonesia. "Linch " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 200 in Brazil , and some 200 people in Argentina. "Liench " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Robert Linč, Rozana Linč, Nataša Linč, Suzana Linč, Milka Linč, Marija Linč, Armando Linč, Rudolf Linč, Miloš Linč, Mirela Linč, Katarina Linč, Toni Linč, Lucija Linč

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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