Surname Palković in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Palković families are Croats (from Zupanja area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and in Pleternica area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Palković live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Cerna in Zupanja area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Brodski Varos (<5), Ciglenik in Orahovica area (<5), and in Velika Cresnjevica in Djurdjevac area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Palković (including: Palkovic , Palkovich , Palkovics , Palkowitsch , Palcovic , Palkhovich , Palcovich , Palkowich and Palkovick ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Palkovic " is used by some 2000 people in Slovakia , about 900 in the United States , and some 400 people in Czech Republic. "Palkovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Austria , and small number of people in Germany. "Palkowitsch " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Željko Palković, Branimir Palković, Kata Palković, Ivica Palković, Antun Palković, Andrija Palković, Karolina Palković, Ivan Palković, Ivana Palković, Franjo Palković, Gabrijel Palković, Damjan Palković, Silva Palković, Tihomir Palković, Mira Palković, Stjepan Palković, Jadranka Palković, Anka Palković, Martina Palković

Mentions in sources

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

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