Surname Mihalic in modern Croatia

Mihalic families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Zagreb. In places Polonje Tomaševečko and Polonje in Sveti Ivan Zelina every sixth inhabitant had the family name Mihalic.

Prevalence

About 280 people with faimily name Mihalic live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 37 other places, mostly in Cakovec (100), Polonje (20), Zagreb (20), Klupci in Krapina area (20), and in Mala Subotica in Cakovec area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (3) and the United States (1).
Family name Mihalic (including: Mihalich , Mihalicz , Michalic , Mihalych and Michalich ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Mihalic " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 200 in Australia , and some 200 people in Canada. "Mihalich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Argentina , and some 100 people in Italy. "Michalic " is used by some 200 people in Slovakia , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Dragutin Mihalic, Štefica Mihalic, Božidar Mihalic, Žarko Mihalic, Ivan Mihalic, Maja Mihalic, Tihomir Mihalic, Zoran Mihalic, Goran Mihalic, Ivica Mihalic, Vladimir Mihalic, Ana Mihalic, Franjo Mihalic, Ivana Mihalic, Danijela Mihalic, Teuta Mihalic, Igor Mihalic, Krešimir Mihalic, Stjepan Mihalic

Mentions in sources

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

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