Surname Paljug in modern Croatia

Paljug families are Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Jastrebarsko and Zagreb. In Paljugi in Jastrebarsko every second inhabitant had the family name Paljug.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Paljug live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Jastrebarsko (15), Domagovic (10), Hrasca (<10), and in Slavonski Brod (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Paljug (including: Pagliughi , Paliughi ) is present in 7 countries on two continents. The family name "Paljug " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Paliughi " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pagliughi " is used by some 200 people in Italy and about 200 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Darko Paljug, Vlatko Paljug, Nikolina Paljug, Goran Paljug, Berislav Paljug, Željko Paljug, Igor Paljug, Martina Paljug, Stjepan Paljug, Ana Paljug, Vlasta Paljug, Franjo Paljug, Ljiljana Paljug, Ivan Paljug, Milica Paljug, Mirjana Paljug, Snježana Paljug, Željka Paljug, Mato Paljug

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1943 in source Directorium ARCHI-DIOECESI ZAGREBIENSI.

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