Surname Poljan in modern Croatia

Poljan families are Croats and they are mostly from Grubisno Polje area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Koprivnica.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Poljan live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Ribnjacka in Grubisno Polje area (15), Varazdin (15), Zagreb (10), Sandrovac in Bjelovar area (10), and in Starigrad (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Poljan (including: Polian , Polyan , Pollihan , Pollyman , Polián and Pollian ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Poljan " is used by some 80 people in Indonesia and small number in the United States. "Polian " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 80 in France , and small number of people in Thailand. "Pollihan " is used by some 80 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Poljan, Dalibor Poljan, Ida Poljan, Saša Poljan, Stjepan Poljan, Ivana Poljan, Davor Poljan, Marijan Poljan, Marina Poljan, Branko Poljan, Jadranka Poljan, Mirela Poljan, Vid Poljan, Antun Poljan, Andrijana Poljan, Sanja Poljan, Predrag Poljan, Zorana Poljan, Danijela Poljan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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