CROATIAN HERALDRY

By Adam S. Eterovich

LONCAR-LONCARIC

Loncar in Croatian means a potter, tinker or ceramic maker. Name variations are Loncar, Loncaric, Loncarek, Loncarevic, Loncaricek and Loncarec. The “c” in Loncar is pronounced ch. All are from the root Loncar.

Loncar-Loncaric will never die out in Croatia. There are 1000’s in all parts of Croatia and a great number came to America at the turn of the century.

Arms were granted in Vienna on January 2, 1747 to George and his son John Loncarich. Arms are registered and on file in the Zagreb, Croatia Archives.

Verticle lines are red; slanted left, green; dots, gold; and white is silver.

Courtesy of the Croatian Genealogical and Heraldic Society, 2527 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, California, 94070. Phone: 650-592-1190; E-Mail croatians@aol.com; Web www.croatians.com. Adam S. Eterovich.