Surname Luc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Luc families are almost entirely Croats (from Prelog area ), very rarely Germans. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Slavonski Brod.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Luc live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (<10), Kotoriba in Prelog area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Tenja (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Luc (including: Luz , Lutz , Lucci , Luch , Lucz , Luetz , Luez , Luec and Lluc ) is present in 149 countries worldwide. "Lutz " is used by some 60000 people in Germany , about 50000 in the United States , and some 8000 people in Brazil. "Lucz " is used by some 300 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in the Philippines. "Luetz " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 80 in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdravka Luc, Ivan Luc, Kristina Luc, Danica Luc, Katarina Luc, Vladimir Luc, Franjo Luc, Miroslav Luc, Krešo Luc, Tomislav Luc, Zvonimir Luc, Verica Luc, Mladen Luc, Josip Luc, Ignac Luc, Nedeljka Luc, Dragica Luc, Nada Luc, Ljuba Luc

Mentions in sources

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

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