Surname Zaluški in modern Croatia

Zaluški families are Croats and they are mostly from Glina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina area and in Sisak. In Gladovec Pokupski in Glina area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Zaluški.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Zaluški live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled.
They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Pokupsko in Glina area (20), Sela (10), Velika Gorica (<10), Vinkovci (<10), and in Gladovec Pokupski in Glina area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zaluški (including: Zaluski , Zalusky , Zalluski , Zalussky , Zaluschi and Zalusski ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Zaluski " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 900 in Brazil , and some 600 people in the United States. "Zalusski " is used by few people in the United States. "Zalusky " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and some 60 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Zaluški, Mirko Zaluški, Branko Zaluški, Božica Zaluški, Jana Zaluški, Mario Zaluški, Dario Zaluški, Jelena Zaluški, Stjepan Zaluški, Mira Zaluški, Darko Zaluški, Ana Zaluški, Božidar Zaluški, Martina Zaluški, Matea Zaluški, Katica Zaluški, Nikola Zaluški, Josip Zaluški, Zlatko Zaluški

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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