Surname Toljan in modern Croatia

Toljan families are Croats and they are mostly from Senj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Senj area and in Glina area.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Toljan live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 180 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 28 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Kriz Kamenica in Senj area (30), Sisak (20), Petrinja (<10), and in Krapina (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), Austria (1), the United States (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Toljan (including: Tolyan , Tolian ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Toljan " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Tolian " is used by small number of people in France and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Toljan, Sanja Toljan, Zlatko Toljan, Igor Toljan, Maja Toljan, Mato Toljan, Mario Toljan, Monika Toljan, Mile Toljan, Franjo Toljan, Marko Toljan, Štefica Toljan, Veronika Toljan, Marina Toljan, Miroslava Toljan, Krešimir Toljan, Snježana Toljan, Danijela Toljan, Renata Toljan

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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