Surname Šalinger in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šalinger families are Croats (from Virovitica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj and Zagreb. In Brezje Vivodinsko in Ozalj every fourth inhabitant had the family name Šalinger.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Šalinger live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Cabuna in Virovitica area (<10), Velika Mlaka (<10), Brezje Vivodinsko (<10), Donji Meljani (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šalinger (including: Salinger , Sallinger , Schallinger , Schvallinger , Schwallinger , Saalinger , Sahlinger , Schafflinger , Schadlinger and Schaflinger ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Salinger " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 800 in Germany , and some 300 people in France. "Sallinger " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 200 people in Austria. "Saalinger " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ana Šalinger, Damir Šalinger, Jasna Šalinger, Vladimir Šalinger, Franjo Šalinger, Stjepan Šalinger, Marija Šalinger, Mara Šalinger, Marko Šalinger, Rudolf Šalinger, Milica Šalinger, Katarina Šalinger, Terezija Šalinger, Mira Šalinger, Nada Šalinger, Vilko Šalinger, Vinko Šalinger, Anica Šalinger, Mateja Šalinger

Mentions in sources

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

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