Surname Polović in modern Croatia

Polović families are Croats and they are mostly from Duga Resa. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Duga Resa. In places Mrežnički Brig and Gršćaki in Duga Resa every fifth inhabitant had the family name Polović.

Prevalence

About 460 people with faimily name Polović live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 37 other places, mostly in Duga Resa (115), Karlovac (100), Mreznicki Brig (40), Zagreb (25), and in Grscaki (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Polović (including: Polovich , Polovic , Polovick , Polowick , Polowich , Polowicz , Polowiec and Polovych ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. The family name "Polovic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Slovakia. "Polovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 60 in Ukraine , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Polowicz " is used by small number of people in Poland and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Polović, Dubravka Polović, Ante Polović, Vitomir Polović, Nataša Polović, Suzana Polović, Jadranka Polović, Robert Polović, Silvio Polović, Mario Polović, Ana Polović, Vlasta Polović, Marta Polović, Drago Polović, Zvonko Polović, Natalie Polović, Darinka Polović, Marko Polović, Mirjana Polović

Mentions in sources

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

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