Surname Palko in modern Croatia

Palko families are mainly Hungarians and they are mostly from Vinkovci area , also Croats and Roms (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area and in Vinkovci area.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Palko live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Pula (15), Novi Bezdan in Beli Manastir area (15), Laslovo in Osijek area (<10), Torjanci in Beli Manastir area (<10), and in Beli Manastir (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Switzerland (3), Sweden (1), the United States (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Palko (including: Palco , Palcio , Palcsó , Palcko , Palcso , Palcho and Pálko ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Palko " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Hungary , and some 2000 people in Ukraine. "Palcko " is used by some 90 people in the United States. "Palcso " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Šandor Palko, Reže Palko, Blagica Palko, Nina Palko, Vladimir Palko, Gordana Palko, Gergelj Palko, Ladislav Palko, Janoš Palko, Željko Palko, Melinda Palko, Tamara Palko, Lajoš Palko, Mladen Palko, Anton Palko, Ivka Palko, Senko Palko, Dragomir Palko, Robert Palko

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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