Surname Slovak in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Slovak live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Komaji in Dubrovnik area (<5), Slatina (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Slovak (including: Szlovák , Slovák , Slowack , Slowak , Slovack , Slovac and Szlovak ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Slovak " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Slovakia , and some 1000 people in Czech Republic. "Slovack " is used by small number of people in Brazil , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mato Slovak, Ivančica Slovak, Jozo Slovak, Mare Slovak, Franjo Slovak, Marija Slovak, Antea Slovak, Andro Slovak, Ivan Slovak, Jele Slovak, Kate Slovak, Marica Slovak, Pavel Slovak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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