Surname Odalj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Odalj families are Croats (from Virovitica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica area and in Virovitica. In Vukosavljevica in Virovitica area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Odalj.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Odalj live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and 7 other places, mostly in Spisic Bukovica in Virovitica area (10), Sesvete (<5), Virovitica (<5), and in Vukosavljevica (<5) and Lozan (<5) in Virovitica area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Odalj (including: Odali , Hodali , Odaly , Oodally , Hodalj and Hodaly ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. "Odaly " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Mexico. "Hodaly " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Saudi Arabia , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Marijo Odalj, Marijan Odalj, Vladimir Odalj, Ivan Odalj, Marina Odalj, Lana Odalj, Ivana Odalj, Dragica Odalj, Ankica Odalj, Miroslav Odalj, Damir Odalj, Ivona Odalj, Vlado Odalj, Stjepan Odalj, Marija Odalj, Milka Odalj, Ana Odalj, Đurđica Odalj, Mato Odalj

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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