Surname Saulan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Saulan families are generally Croats (from Dubrovnik area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Dubrovnik area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Saulan live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Molunat in Dubrovnik area (15), Dubrovnik (<5), Djurinici in Dubrovnik area (<5), Mokosica (<5), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Saulan is present in 11 countries worldwide. The family name "Saulan " is used by some 90 people in the Philippines , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Kazakhstan.

Characteristic first names

Marija Saulan, Mario Saulan, Pero Saulan, Đuro Saulan, Dubravka Saulan, Gabrijela Saulan, Andrija Saulan, Nikolina Saulan, Mateo Saulan, Georgina Saulan, Đorđina Saulan, Mato Saulan, Ankica Saulan, Ivo Saulan, Ratko Saulan, Andro Saulan, Ljiljana Saulan, Dubravko Saulan, Stela Saulan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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