Surname Polo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Polo families are Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Polo live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<5), Rovinj (<5), and in Bregana (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Polo (including: Pollo , Pollio , Pholo , Phohlo , Pooloo , Poloh , Poolo , Pohlo and Polho ) is present in 136 countries worldwide. "Pohlo " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pollio " is used by some 2000 people in Italy , about 900 in Argentina , and some 700 people in the United States. "Poolo " is used by some 100 people in South Africa and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marko Polo, Franco Polo, Antonio Polo, Alen Polo, Andrej Polo, Simone Polo, Davide Polo, Carmela Polo, Caterina Polo, Francesca Polo, Giovanni Polo, Katerina Polo, Luigi Polo, Marcelo Polo, Timotej Polo

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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