Surname Skolan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Skolan families are Croats (from Karlovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Skolan live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Donje Mekusje (35), Karlovac (<10), Vodostaj (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Duga Resa (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Skolan (including: Scolan , Scollan , Schollian and Scholan ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. "Scolan " is used by some 500 people in France and small number in the United States. "Scollan " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Austria. "Scholan " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Skolan, Ivan Skolan, Sandro Skolan, Marino Skolan, Stjepan Skolan, Dario Skolan, Branko Skolan, Nada Skolan, Snježana Skolan, Nenad Skolan, Milena Skolan, Zorica Skolan, Ankica Skolan, Barica Skolan, Valentina Skolan, Sandra Skolan, Natalija Skolan, Dubravko Skolan, Josip Skolan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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